"Being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna". This translation first published in 1900. According to Wikipedia: "The Bhagavad Gita, also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that comprise the more general Vedic tradition. It is revealed scripture in the views of Hindus, the scripture for Hindus represents the words and message of god, the book is considered among the most important texts in the history of literature and philosophy... Sir Edwin Arnold CSI CIE (10 June 1832 - 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia."