Bhagavadgītāsaṭīkā

Bhagavadgītāsaṭīkā is a commentary called Subodhinī by Śrīdharasvāmin on the text Bhagavadgītā which is the 3rd part out of the 4 from the 6th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata, that is Bhīṣmaparva. They are a total of 18 Parvas. It is more well known as a stand alone text than most other parts of the Mahābhārata because of it's attribution to Kṛiṣṇa and his teachings of Dharma. Because of the text being rich in philosophy it is considered to be like an Upaniṣad mostly by the Vaiṣṇava tradition. The text has elements of Yoga, Sāṃkhya and Vedānta school of Hindu philosophies present in it. The speakers of the verses are given as Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sañjaya, Arjuna and Śrībhagavāna Uvāca. This Ms.'s commentary runs along the main text which has 18 Adhyāyas (chapters) & 700 Ślokas(metered verses) which are [1] Arjunaviṣādayoga(47 verses) starting from speaker title Dhṛtarāṣṭra Uvāca in (f.2a), [2] Sāṃkhyayoga(72 verses)(f.7a), [3] Karmayoga(43 verses)(f.19a), [4] Jñānakarmasannyāsayoga(42 verses)(f.26b), [5] Karmasannyāsayogā(29 verses)(f.34a), [6] Ātmasaṃyamayoga(47 verses)(f.40a), [7] Jñānavijñānayoga(30 verses)(f.47a), [8] Akṣarabrahmayoga(28 verses)(f.52a), [9] Rājavidyārājaguhyayoga(34 verses)(f.56b), [10] Vibhūtiyoga(42 verses)(f.62a), [11] Viśvasvarūpadarśanayoga(55 verses)(f.67b), [12] Bhaktiyoga(20 verses)(f.75a), [13] Kṣetrakṣatrajñavibhāgayoga(34 verses)(f.78a), [14] Gaṇatrayavibhāgayoga(27 verses)(f.84a), [15] Puruṣottamayoga(20 verses)(f.88b), [16] Daivasurasaṃpadavibhāgayoga(24 verses)(f.92b), [17] Śraddhātrayayoga(28 verses)(f.96a), [18] Mokṣasannyāsayoga(78 verses)(f.101a–112b). This Ms. is written in 7–13 lines per folio. Cover page contains the title. The Ms. also has a wooden exterior cover. The main text is written a bit larger than the commentary text but on some folios they are written in the same size. Mistakes are blacked out or covered with yellow. Corrections are written on the margins. Significant words and syllables are rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. The (Pūrna Virāma) full stop style vertical brackets are in red at many places. It is written Graṃthsaṃkhyā 4000 on the back page.