exegesis:

explanation especially of a text

exegesis:

explanation especially of a text

(Noun)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Tulsi Das’ Ramcharitamanas is not so much an exegesis of the Valmiki Ramayana as a retelling in a popular vernacular language named Avadhi.

Mahabharata:  The sheer size of the Mahabharata – 110,000 verses – has made it almost impossible for any scholar to write a verse by verse exegesis on this huge text.

Bhagavatam:  The exegesis of Sridhara Swami is considered to be one of the foundational explanations of the Srimad Bhagavatam.  

Bhagavad-gita:  Most exegesis of the Bhagavad-gita in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century often gave it a nationalistic spin, re-envisioning India’s battle for independence as a modern re-enactment of the sacred Kurukshetra war that is the setting of the Bhagavad-gita.

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