Interpreting the Gita

[Dmitri Semenov]

Bhadraiah Mallampalli wrote:

> pANDavAs won bhArata kingdom when they were outnumbered by 18:11. The
> pacifism of Buddha emasculated the armies and India lost its identity, and
> by the time Sankara brought back gIta it was too late. The invaders already
> got enough momentum to maintain technological lead in cannon technology, gun
> powder etc. Hopefully gIta will again help in future :-)

I meant a historic event that might be verified.
And it should be in the context of civil war. Not just any war.
The problem Arjuna was advised on was who to fight in civil war.
And that is a lot different from fighting war with foreigners.