gītá mfn. (√gai) sung, chanted, praised in songs Mn. ix, 42 MBh. &c
• n. singing, song VS. xxx TBr. iii ŚBr. iii, vi Āp. &c
• N. of four hymns addressed to Kṛishṇa
• (ā), f. a song, sacred song or poem, religious doctrines declared in metrical form by an inspired sage (cf. Agastyagṭgītá. Bhagavad-gṭgītá [often called Gītā Prab. vi, 9/10 &c.], Rāma-gṭgītá, Śiva-gṭgītá)
• N. of a metre