As a deity name
Name 202 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
गीता · noun · feminine
वह ज्ञानमय उपदेश जो किसी बड़े से माँगने पर मिले । जैसे,—रामगीता, शिवगीता, अनुगीता, उत्तरगीता आदि · भगवदगीता · संकीर्ण राग का एक भेद — Śabdasāgara
गीता · gītā · s.f.
A song; a sacred song or poem, a rhapsody or episode (as the Bhāgavat-gītā, an episode of the Mahābhārat) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 942
गीता · feminine
the Bhagavad Gita; a female given name, Gita or Geeta, from Sanskrit
गीता · feminine
song
Cited formation "गीता" is गीत + -आ: गीत means "song", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "गीता" is गीत + -आ: गीत means "song", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi गीता — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit गीता (gītā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gītā (ā), f. a song, sacred song or poem, religious doctrines declared in metrical form by an inspired sage (cf. Agastya-gītā, Bhagavad-gītā [often called Gītā, Prab. vi, 9/10 &c.], Rāma-gītā, Śiva-gītā)
N. of a metre.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a song, sacred song or poem, religious doctrines declared in metrical form by an inspired sage (cf. Agastya-gītā, Bhagavad-gītā [often called Gītā, &c.], Rāma-gītā, Śiva-gītā)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "gītā" is the feminine form of "gīta" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "gītā" is derived from "gī" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
gī (in comp. for 1. gir).
gītā (ā), f. a song, sacred song or poem, religious doctrines declared in metrical form by an inspired sage (cf. Agastya-gītā, Bhagavad-gītā [often called Gītā, Prab. vi, 9/10 &c.], Rāma-gītā, Śiva-gītā)
N. of a metre.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
gītā (ā), f. a song, sacred song or poem, religious doctrines declared in metrical form by an inspired sage (cf. Agastya-gītā, Bhagavad-gītā [often called Gītā, Prab. vi, 9/10 &c.], Rāma-gītā, Śiva-gītā)
N. of a metre.
gītā [gai karmaṇi kta] A name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines; e. g. śivagītā, rāmagītā, bhagavadgītā. But the name appears to be especially confined tothe last, the Bhagavadgītā; gītāsugītā kartavyā kimanyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ . yā svayaṃ padmanābhasya mukhapadmādviniḥsṛtā .. quoted by Śrīdharasvāmin.
gīta mfn. (√ gai) sung, chanted, praised in songs, Mn. ix, 42; MBh. &c.
gīta n. singing, song, VS. xxx; TBr. iii; ŚBr. iii, vi; Āp. &c.
gī (in comp. for 1. gir).
Alternative readings
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