W. Douglas P. Hill (1884–1962) British Indologist
Source: The Bhagavadgītā (1973), p. 123–24. (46.)
“For better is knowledge than constant practice; and than knowledge meditation is more excellent; than meditation, abandonment of the fruit of work; after abandonment, peace ensues.”
Source: The Bhagavadgītā (1973), p. 169–70. (12.)
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