Reading outline · Dialogue
The dialogue’s conclusion
The closing chapter returns to relinquishment, duties, knowledge and the qualities of action.
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Renunciation and action
The closing chapter returns to relinquishment, duties, knowledge and the qualities of action.
“Arjuna said, ‘Of renunciation, O thou of mighty arms, I desire to know the true nature, and also of abandonment, O lord of the senses distinctly, O slayer of Kesi.‘ “The Holy One said, ‘The rejection of the works with desire is known by the learned as renunciation. …
A decision and a narrator
Arjuna states his response; Sanjaya concludes the report of the dialogue.
“Arjuna said, ‘Of renunciation, O thou of mighty arms, I desire to know the true nature, and also of abandonment, O lord of the senses distinctly, O slayer of Kesi.‘ “The Holy One said, ‘The rejection of the works with desire is known by the learned as renunciation. …
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Kurukshetra regionSources & reading notes
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Renunciation and action. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
A decision and a narrator. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
Original scene outline
Renunciation and action
The closing chapter returns to relinquishment, duties, knowledge and the qualities of action.
A decision and a narrator
Arjuna states his response; Sanjaya concludes the report of the dialogue.