Bhagavad Gita
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Read the Bhagavad Gita from BhagavadGita.com's official API: all eighteen chapters and 701 verses, with the Sanskrit, the transliteration, each word's meaning, and your pick of seven translations: five in English, two in Hindi. Quote a verse by chapter and verse, read a whole chapter straight through, or list the chapters with a summary of each. Pick a verse from a list rather than looking up a reference, and add a commentary to get a teacher's reading beside it, including the classical Sanskrit commentaries of Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and eleven others. Free.
Actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Get a chapter | Get one chapter's details: its name in Sanskrit and in English, what that name means, how many verses it holds, and a paragraph on what it covers, in English and in Hindi. |
| Get a verse | Get one verse of the Bhagavad Gita, picked from a list of the chapters and a list of that chapter's verses rather than typed. |
| Get every verse in a chapter | Get a whole chapter's verses in order, each with the Sanskrit, the transliteration, the word meanings and your chosen translation. |
| List the chapters | Get all eighteen chapters at once, each with its name, what that name means, how many verses it holds and a summary of what it covers. |
Get a chapter
Get one chapter's details: its name in Sanskrit and in English, what that name means, how many verses it holds, and a paragraph on what it covers, in English and in Hindi. The step for introducing a chapter before quoting from it.
Inputs
- Chapter
chaptertextRequired - Which of the eighteen chapters. Each is listed by name and by what it is about, so you can pick 'Karma Yoga' without knowing it is chapter 3.One of:
1(1. Arjuna Visada Yoga — Arjuna's Dilemma),2(2. Sankhya Yoga — Transcendental Knowledge),3(3. Karma Yoga — Path of Selfless Service),4(4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action),5(5. Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Renunciation),6(6. Dhyana Yoga — Path of Meditation),7(7. Gyaan Vigyana Yoga — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment),8(8. Akshara Brahma Yoga — Path of the Eternal God),9(9. Raja Vidya Yoga — Yoga through the King of Sciences),10(10. Vibhooti Yoga — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God), and 8 more.
Outputs
chapter_numbernumber- Which chapter this is, 1 to 18.
meaningtext- What the name means, e.g. 'Transcendental Knowledge'.
nametext- Its name in Devanagari, e.g. 'सांख्ययोग'.
name_translatedtext- Its usual English name, e.g. 'Sankhya Yoga'.
name_transliteratedtext- That name in the Latin alphabet.
summarytext- A paragraph on what the chapter covers.
summary_hinditext- The same summary in Hindi.
urltext- Where to read this chapter on BhagavadGita.com.
verses_countnumber- How many verses the chapter holds.
Example output
{
"chapter_number": 2,
"meaning": "Transcendental Knowledge",
"name": "\u0938\u093e\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092f\u094b\u0917",
"name_translated": "Sankhya Yoga",
"name_transliterated": "S\u0101nkhya Yog",
"summary": "The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is 'Sankhya Yoga', in which Lord Krishna condenses the teachings of the whole Gita.",
"summary_hindi": "\u092d\u0917\u0935\u0926 \u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f \u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u0948\u0964",
"url": "https://bhagavadgita.com/chapter/2/",
"verses_count": 72
}Get a verse
Get one verse of the Bhagavad Gita, picked from a list of the chapters and a list of that chapter's verses rather than typed. Comes back as the Sanskrit, the Sanskrit written out in the Latin alphabet, each word with its meaning, and the verse in the translation you choose. Add a commentary to get a teacher's reading of the same verse alongside it.
Inputs
- Chapter
chaptertextRequired - Which of the eighteen chapters. Each is listed by name and by what it is about, so you can pick 'Karma Yoga' without knowing it is chapter 3.One of:
1(1. Arjuna Visada Yoga — Arjuna's Dilemma),2(2. Sankhya Yoga — Transcendental Knowledge),3(3. Karma Yoga — Path of Selfless Service),4(4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action),5(5. Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Renunciation),6(6. Dhyana Yoga — Path of Meditation),7(7. Gyaan Vigyana Yoga — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment),8(8. Akshara Brahma Yoga — Path of the Eternal God),9(9. Raja Vidya Yoga — Yoga through the King of Sciences),10(10. Vibhooti Yoga — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God), and 8 more. - Verse
versetextRequired - Which verse of that chapter. The list holds exactly the verses the chosen chapter has, so a verse that does not exist cannot be asked for. You can also point this at a verse number from an earlier step, to walk a chapter a verse at a time.
- Translation
translationtext - Whose translation to return. Five English translations and two in Hindi, each covering the whole text. Swami Sivananda's is used if you do not choose.One of:
Swami Sivananda(Swami Sivananda (English)),Swami Gambirananda(Swami Gambirananda (English)),Swami Adidevananda(Swami Adidevananda (English)),Dr. S. Sankaranarayan(Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)),Shri Purohit Swami(Shri Purohit Swami (English)),Swami Ramsukhdas(Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)),Swami Tejomayananda(Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)). Default:Swami Sivananda. - Commentary
commentarytext - Optionally include a commentary on the verse as well. One is in English, two in Hindi, and thirteen are the classical Sanskrit commentaries -- Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and the rest -- which is where the Gita's schools of thought part ways.One of:
""(No commentary),Swami Sivananda(Swami Sivananda (English)),Swami Ramsukhdas(Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)),Swami Chinmayananda(Swami Chinmayananda (Hindi)),Sri Shankaracharya(Sri Shankaracharya (Sanskrit)),Sri Ramanujacharya(Sri Ramanujacharya (Sanskrit)),Sri Madhavacharya(Sri Madhavacharya (Sanskrit)),Sri Abhinavgupta(Sri Abhinavgupta (Sanskrit)),Sri Anandgiri(Sri Anandgiri (Sanskrit)),Sri Dhanpati(Sri Dhanpati (Sanskrit)), and 7 more.
Outputs
chapter_nametext- That chapter's name, e.g. 'Sankhya Yoga'.
chapter_numbernumber- Which chapter it is in, 1 to 18.
commentarytext- The commentary, when one was asked for.
commentary_authortext- Who wrote that commentary.
commentary_languagetext- The language the commentary is in.
referencetext- The verse as it is cited, e.g. '2.47'.
sanskrittext- The verse in Devanagari.
translationtext- The verse in the translation that was chosen.
translation_authortext- Who translated it.
translation_languagetext- The language that translation is in.
transliterationtext- The Sanskrit written in the Latin alphabet.
urltext- Where to read this verse on BhagavadGita.com.
verse_numbernumber- Which verse of that chapter.
word_meaningstext- Each Sanskrit word with its meaning.
Example output
{
"chapter_name": "Sankhya Yoga",
"chapter_number": 2,
"reference": "2.47",
"sanskrit": "\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0923\u094d\u092f\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u092e\u093e \u092b\u0932\u0947\u0937\u0941 \u0915\u0926\u093e\u091a\u0928\u0964",
"translation": "Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.",
"translation_author": "Swami Sivananda",
"translation_language": "English",
"transliteration": "karma\u1e47y-ev\u0101dhik\u0101ras te m\u0101 phale\u1e63hu kad\u0101chana",
"url": "https://bhagavadgita.com/chapter/2/verse/47/",
"verse_number": 47,
"word_meanings": "karma\u1e47i\u2014in prescribed duties; eva\u2014only; adhik\u0101ra\u1e25\u2014right"
}Get every verse in a chapter
Get a whole chapter's verses in order, each with the Sanskrit, the transliteration, the word meanings and your chosen translation. The step for reading a chapter straight through, or for walking a chapter a verse at a time across several days.
Inputs
- Chapter
chaptertextRequired - Which of the eighteen chapters. Each is listed by name and by what it is about, so you can pick 'Karma Yoga' without knowing it is chapter 3.One of:
1(1. Arjuna Visada Yoga — Arjuna's Dilemma),2(2. Sankhya Yoga — Transcendental Knowledge),3(3. Karma Yoga — Path of Selfless Service),4(4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action),5(5. Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Path of Renunciation),6(6. Dhyana Yoga — Path of Meditation),7(7. Gyaan Vigyana Yoga — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment),8(8. Akshara Brahma Yoga — Path of the Eternal God),9(9. Raja Vidya Yoga — Yoga through the King of Sciences),10(10. Vibhooti Yoga — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God), and 8 more. - Translation
translationtext - Whose translation to return. Five English translations and two in Hindi, each covering the whole text. Swami Sivananda's is used if you do not choose.One of:
Swami Sivananda(Swami Sivananda (English)),Swami Gambirananda(Swami Gambirananda (English)),Swami Adidevananda(Swami Adidevananda (English)),Dr. S. Sankaranarayan(Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)),Shri Purohit Swami(Shri Purohit Swami (English)),Swami Ramsukhdas(Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)),Swami Tejomayananda(Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)). Default:Swami Sivananda.
Outputs
chapter_meaningtext- What the chapter's name means.
chapter_nametext- That chapter's name.
chapter_numbernumber- Which chapter these verses are from.
countnumber- How many verses came back.
translation_authortext- Who translated them.
translation_languagetext- The language they are in.
urltext- Where to read this chapter on BhagavadGita.com.
verseslist- Every verse in the chapter, in order.
Example output
{
"chapter_meaning": "Transcendental Knowledge",
"chapter_name": "Sankhya Yoga",
"chapter_number": 2,
"count": 72,
"translation_author": "Swami Sivananda",
"translation_language": "English",
"url": "https://bhagavadgita.com/chapter/2/",
"verses": [
{
"chapter_name": "Sankhya Yoga",
"chapter_number": 2,
"reference": "2.47",
"sanskrit": "\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0923\u094d\u092f\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u092e\u093e \u092b\u0932\u0947\u0937\u0941 \u0915\u0926\u093e\u091a\u0928\u0964",
"translation": "Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.",
"translation_author": "Swami Sivananda",
"translation_language": "English",
"transliteration": "karma\u1e47y-ev\u0101dhik\u0101ras te m\u0101 phale\u1e63hu kad\u0101chana",
"url": "https://bhagavadgita.com/chapter/2/verse/47/",
"verse_number": 47,
"word_meanings": "karma\u1e47i\u2014in prescribed duties; eva\u2014only; adhik\u0101ra\u1e25\u2014right"
}
]
}List the chapters
Get all eighteen chapters at once, each with its name, what that name means, how many verses it holds and a summary of what it covers. The whole table of contents in one step, and it asks for nothing.
Inputs
None.
Outputs
chapterslist- All eighteen chapters, in order.
countnumber- How many chapters came back.
total_versesnumber- How many verses the whole book holds.
Example output
{
"chapters": [
{
"chapter_number": 2,
"meaning": "Transcendental Knowledge",
"name": "\u0938\u093e\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092f\u094b\u0917",
"name_translated": "Sankhya Yoga",
"name_transliterated": "S\u0101nkhya Yog",
"summary": "The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is 'Sankhya Yoga', in which Lord Krishna condenses the teachings of the whole Gita.",
"summary_hindi": "\u092d\u0917\u0935\u0926 \u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f \u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u0948\u0964",
"url": "https://bhagavadgita.com/chapter/2/",
"verses_count": 72
}
],
"count": 18,
"total_verses": 701
}