Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita
Every verse in Sanskrit with Roman letters, a note on each chapter and the meaning of the key verses, in plain English. Search for a verse or a word.
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Read by chapter
- 1Arjuna's despair
47 verses - 2The wisdom of the self and of steady action
72 verses - 3The path of action
43 verses - 4Knowledge, action and renunciation
42 verses - 5Renunciation and action
29 verses - 6The yoga of meditation
47 verses - 7Knowledge and its realisation
30 verses - 8The imperishable
28 verses - 9The royal knowledge and royal secret
34 verses - 10The divine glories
42 verses - 11The vision of the universal form
55 verses - 12The yoga of devotion
20 verses - 13The field and the knower of the field
35 verses - 14The three qualities
27 verses - 15The supreme person
20 verses - 16Divine and demonic qualities
24 verses - 17The three kinds of faith
28 verses - 18Liberation through renunciation
78 verses
The Gita is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna before a war. Each chapter page lists every verse in Sanskrit and Roman letters, with a note that tells you what the chapter is about and where to go next. The verses with a meaning have a page of their own, which explains the words and how people use the verse today.
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Most read verses
- Bhagavad Gita 2.47
- Bhagavad Gita 2.20
- Bhagavad Gita 4.7
- Bhagavad Gita 18.66
- Bhagavad Gita 2.14
- Bhagavad Gita 6.5
- Bhagavad Gita 2.62
- Bhagavad Gita 3.35
Questions people ask
How many verses are in the Bhagavad Gita?
Tradition counts 700 verses in 18 chapters. The common printed edition numbers 701, because chapter 13 starts with Arjuna's question as verse 1; this site follows that numbering.
Which verse of the Gita is the most famous?
Verse 2.47, "You have a right to action alone, never to its fruits", is the most quoted. Verses 2.20, 4.7 and 18.66 follow it.
Is the Gita part of the Mahabharata?
Yes. It is in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata and contains the teaching Krishna gives Arjuna before the war.
Meanings and explanations are our own wording, not an authorised translation. Readers of the Gita follow different traditions and teachers; please ask yours about what you read here.