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Description 1st and 2nd chapter face page, Bhagavad Gita, Bengali script, 19th century.jpg |
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Bhagavad Gita is one of the scriptures of Hinduism, its best known. It has been widely translated in Indian languages as well as numerous non-Indian languages. Over 200 translations exist in the English language alone, with the first published in 1785 by Charles Wilkins.
The above image shows the opening pages of chapter 1 (verses 1-2 only) and chapter 2 (verses 1-5 only) of the Bhagavad Gita in Bengali script. This is a photograph of a 2-D manuscript page produced before 1900. Wikimedia commons PD-Art licensing guidelines apply. |
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