The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

╭ glossary
adharma “Not dharma.” Injustice, evil, anything which goes against
moral laws.
advaita Having no duality; the supreme Reality, which is the “One
without a second.” The word advaita is especially used in
Vedanta philosophy, which stresses the unity of the Self
(Ātman) and Brahman.
ahamkāra [ aham “I”; kāra “maker”] Self-will, separateness.
ahimsā [ a “not”; himsā “violence”] Nonviolence, doing no injury,
wishing no harm.
ākāsha Space, sky; the most subtle of the five elements.
akshara The eternal; the syllable Om .
Ananta The cosmic serpent on which Vishnu reclines in rest.
apara [“not transcendent”] Lower knowledge; intellectual knowledge.
Arjuna One of the five Pāndava brothers and an important figure in
Indian epic and legend. He is Srī Krishna’s beloved disciple
and friend in the Bhagavad Gītā.
Aryaman “The noble one,” a Vedic god, revered as an ancestor of
mankind.
asat [ a “not”; sat “truth, goodness”] Untruth; anything unreal,
untrue, or lacking in goodness.
ashvattha The pipal tree, a kind of fig; it is regarded as holy and
often grows in temple compounds.
Ashvatthāma A great archer and warrior who is Drona’s son.
asura In Hindu myth, a demon; figuratively, a being with an evil
nature.
Ātman “Self ”; the innermost soul in every creature, which is divine.
avatāra [ ava “down”; tri “to cross”] The descent of God to earth;
the incarnation of Vishnu on earth; the birth of divine consciousness
in the human heart.
avidyā [ a “not”; vidyā “wisdom”] Ignorance, lack of wisdom, want
of knowledge.
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