[INDOLOGY] Gita meter

[George Thompson]

Hello everyone,

In the  introduction to my Gita translation, I include "A Note on Chapter
11," which argues on the basis of metrical and thematic reasons [similar to
Jan's] that this chapter is an interpolation.  John Brockington has pointed
out that this chapter does not fit well into its context.  He points out
that chapter 12 "seems to pick up immediately from chapter 10" [See his
essay; "The Bhagavadgita: Text and Context" in J.  Lipner's anthology "The
Fruits of our Desiring: An Enquiry into the Ethics of the BhG for Our
Times" (Calgary: Bayeux Arts, 1997].  He cites several scholars who have
argued that the BhG was stitched together by two or more authors.

I hope that this note is useful.

George





On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Jan Houben via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> In the case of the 11th chapter I would consider it a matter of author’s
> choice of a meter suitable to the particularly awe-inspiring subject.
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> Best, Jan
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> *De : *Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Envoyé le :*lundi 17 avril 2017 13:17
> *À : *edbryant at rci.rutgers.edu
> *Cc : *indology at list.indology.info
> *Objet :*Re: [INDOLOGY] Gita meter
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> Hello Edwin,
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>      In her article "The Mahabharata's Core" (1975), Mary Carroll Smith
> has argued that there was an ancient core of the Mahabharata in Triṣṭubh
> verses, which was later expanded by the addition of the narrative in
> Anuṣṭubh.  I am not sure how this would account for the metrical variation
> in the Bhagavadgita, but there is a suggestion from this article.
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> Madhav Deshpande
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> Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Edwin F. Bryant via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Greetings everyone,
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> Is there anything written about when and why the Gita changes its meter,
> or does anyone on the list have an opinion about this?  At least in
> several instances, I can see no narrative reason for this, nor shift in
> theological content. At least in the second chapter which borrows two
> verses from the Katha, I wonder whether this occurs with verses being
> borrowed from elsewhere,  but I don't know.  Has anyone thought about this
> or can anyone point me to anything written on it?
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> Thanks.  Edwin Bryant.
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