भगवद्गीता
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Hindi
Alternative forms
- भगवत्-गीता (bhagvat-gītā), भगवद्-गीता (bhagvad-gītā), भगवत् गीता (bhagvat gītā), भगवद् गीता (bhagvad gītā), भगवत गीता (bhagvat gītā), भगवद गीता (bhagvad gītā)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
भगवद्गीता • (bhagvadgītā) f (Urdu spelling بَھگْوَد گِیتا)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā |
| oblique | भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā |
| vocative | भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā |
Further reading
- “گِیتَا بَھگْوَد گِیتَا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Marathi
Alternative forms
- भगवद्गीता (bhagvadgītā), भगवत्-गीता (bhagvat-gītā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
भगवद्गीता • (bhagvadgītā) f
- (Hinduism) the Bhagavad Gita
Declension
| Declension of भगवद्गीता (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā | ||
| direct plural |
भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā |
भगवद्गीता bhagvadgītā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
भगवद्गीते bhagvadgīte |
भगवद्गीतां- bhagvadgītān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
भगवद्गीतेला bhagvadgītelā |
भगवद्गीतांना bhagvadgītānnā | |
| ergative | भगवद्गीतेने, भगवद्गीतेनं bhagvadgītene, bhagvadgītena |
भगवद्गीतांनी bhagvadgītānnī | |
| instrumental | भगवद्गीतेशी bhagvadgīteśī |
भगवद्गीतांशी bhagvadgītānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
भगवद्गीतेत bhagvadgītet |
भगवद्गीतांत bhagvadgītāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
भगवद्गीते bhagvadgīte |
भगवद्गीतांनो bhagvadgītānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of भगवद्गीता (fem ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
भगवद्गीतेचा bhagvadgīteċā |
भगवद्गीतेचे bhagvadgīteċe |
भगवद्गीतेची bhagvadgītecī |
भगवद्गीतेच्या bhagvadgītecā |
भगवद्गीतेचे, भगवद्गीतेचं bhagvadgīteċe, bhagvadgīteċa |
भगवद्गीतेची bhagvadgītecī |
भगवद्गीतेच्या bhagvadgītecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
भगवद्गीतांचा bhagvadgītānċā |
भगवद्गीतांचे bhagvadgītānċe |
भगवद्गीतांची bhagvadgītāñcī |
भगवद्गीतांच्या bhagvadgītāncā |
भगवद्गीतांचे, भगवद्गीतांचं bhagvadgītānċe, bhagvadgītānċa |
भगवद्गीतांची bhagvadgītāñcī |
भगवद्गीतांच्या bhagvadgītāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভগৱদ্গীতা (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬕᬯᬤ᭄ᬕᬷᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
- ভগবদ্গীতা (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰐𑰪𑰟𑰿𑰐𑰱𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀕𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀕𑀻𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဘဂဝဒ္ဂီတာ (Burmese script)
- ભગવદ્ગીતા (Gujarati script)
- ਭਗਵਦ੍ਗੀਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦒꦮꦢ꧀ꦒꦷꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂏𑂫𑂠𑂹𑂏𑂲𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಗವದ್ಗೀತಾ (Kannada script)
- ភគវទ្គីតា (Khmer script)
- ຠຄວທ຺ຄີຕາ (Lao script)
- ഭഗവദ്ഗീതാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠᡤᠠᠸᠠᡩᡤᡳᡳᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘐𑘪𑘟𑘿𑘐𑘲𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᠺᠠᠸᠠᢑᠺᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑦰𑧊𑦿𑧠𑦰𑧓𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐐𑐰𑐡𑑂𑐐𑐷𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଭଗଵଦ୍ଗୀତା (Odia script)
- ꢩꢔꢮꢣ꣄ꢔꢷꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆓𑆮𑆢𑇀𑆓𑆵𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖐𑖪𑖟𑖿𑖐𑖱𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
- භගවද්ගීතා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩞𑩾𑩭 𑪙𑩞𑩑𑩛𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚌𑚦𑚛𑚶𑚌𑚯𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப⁴க³வத்³கீ³தா (Tamil script)
- భగవద్గీతా (Telugu script)
- ภควทฺคีตา (Thai script)
- བྷ་ག་ཝ་དྒཱི་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒑𑒫𑒠𑓂𑒑𑒲𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨍𑨭𑨛𑩇𑨍𑨁𑨊𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of भगवत् (bhágavat, “divine”) + गीता (gītā́, “song”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
भगवद्गीता • (bhagavadgītā́) stem, f
- (Hinduism) the Bhagavad Gita
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā́) | भगवद्गीते (bhagavadgīté) | भगवद्गीताः (bhagavadgītā́ḥ) |
| accusative | भगवद्गीताम् (bhagavadgītā́m) | भगवद्गीते (bhagavadgīté) | भगवद्गीताः (bhagavadgītā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | भगवद्गीतया (bhagavadgītáyā) भगवद्गीता¹ (bhagavadgītā́¹) |
भगवद्गीताभ्याम् (bhagavadgītā́bhyām) | भगवद्गीताभिः (bhagavadgītā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | भगवद्गीतायै (bhagavadgītā́yai) | भगवद्गीताभ्याम् (bhagavadgītā́bhyām) | भगवद्गीताभ्यः (bhagavadgītā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भगवद्गीतायाः (bhagavadgītā́yāḥ) भगवद्गीतायै² (bhagavadgītā́yai²) |
भगवद्गीताभ्याम् (bhagavadgītā́bhyām) | भगवद्गीताभ्यः (bhagavadgītā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भगवद्गीतायाः (bhagavadgītā́yāḥ) भगवद्गीतायै² (bhagavadgītā́yai²) |
भगवद्गीतयोः (bhagavadgītáyoḥ) | भगवद्गीतानाम् (bhagavadgītā́nām) |
| locative | भगवद्गीतायाम् (bhagavadgītā́yām) | भगवद्गीतयोः (bhagavadgītáyoḥ) | भगवद्गीतासु (bhagavadgītā́su) |
| vocative | भगवद्गीते (bhágavadgīte) | भगवद्गीते (bhágavadgīte) | भगवद्गीताः (bhágavadgītāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Borrowed terms
- Assamese: ভগৱতগীতা (bhogowotgita)
- Bengali: ভগবদ্গীতা (bhogbodgita)
- Gujarati: ભગવદ્ગીતા (bhagvadgītā)
- English: Bhagavad Gita
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: भगवद्गीता (bhagvadgītā)
- Urdu: بَھگْوَد گِیتَا (bhagvad gītā)
- Kannada: ಭಗವದ್ಗೀತೆ (bhagavadgīte)
- Kashmiri: بَھگٛوَدگیٖتا (bhagvadgītā)
- Malayalam: ഭഗവദ്ഗീത (bhagavadgīta)
- Manipuri: ꯚꯒꯕꯗ ꯒꯤꯇꯥ (bhagabada gitā)
- Marathi: भगवद्गीता (bhagvadgītā)
- Odia: ଭଗବଦଗୀତା (bhagabadagitā)
- Punjabi:
- Sindhi: ڀڳوت گيتا (bhag̈vat gītā)
- Tamil: பகவத்கீதை (pakavatkītai)
- Telugu: భగవద్గీత (bhagavadgīta)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “भगवद्गीता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744, column 1.
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “भगवद्गीता”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016