The Bhagavad Gita | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Krishna - This character is a form of the deity Vishnu, who is the Sustainer of the Universe. He is a main character in the Bhagavad Gita.

Arjuna - This character is a warrior Prince.

Hanuman - This character was a folk hero also known as a god or as the king of the monkeys.

Stanley Applebaum - The editor of the Dover edition, he has written two pages of helpful material provided in a form of a note before the text.

Sir Edwin Arnold - This gentleman's translation of the Bhagavad Gita...
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