Gītābhāṣyaṭīkā

Gītābhāṣyaṭīkā is a commentary on the Bhagavadgītā, 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. The Bhagavadgītā 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 Dhṛtarāṣṭa, Sañjaya, Arjuna & Śrībhagavāna Uvāca.This Ms. has a treatise on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy from (f.1b) with commentary till the end. The main text is divided into 18 Adhyāyas(chapters) & 700 Ślokas(metered verses) which are [1] Arjunaviṣadayoga(47 verses) starting from speaker title Dhṛtarāṣṭra Uvāca in (f.7b), [2] Sāṃkhyayoga(72 verses)(f.16a), [3] Karmayoga(43 verses)(f.76A), [4] Jñānkarmasaṅnyāsayoga(42 verses)(f.99A), [5] Karmasaṅnyāsayogā(29 verses)(f.129A), [6] Ātmasaṃyamayoga(47 verses)(f.149a), [7] Jñānavijñānayoga(30 verses)(f.171a), [8] Akṣarabrahmayoga(28 verses)(f.182a), [9] Rājavidyārājaguhyayoga(34 verses)(f.195a), [10] Vibhūtiyoga(42 verses)(f.207a), [11] Viśvasvarūpadarśanayoga(55 verses)(f.217a), [12] Bhaktiyoga(20 verses)(f.234a), [13] Kṣetrakṣatrajñavibhāgayoga(35 verses)(f.242a), [14] Gaṇatrayavibhāgayoga(27 verses)(f.276a), [15] Puruṣottamayoga(20 verses)(f.286a), [16] Daivasurasaṃpadvibhāgayoga(24 verses)(f.295a), [17] Śraddhātrayayoga(28 verses)(f.303a) it ends in (f.309a), Adhyāya no.18 Mokṣasaṃyāsayoga is not present. This Ms. is written 8–20 lines per folio. Cover and back page both contain title. Each adhyāya in the Ms. starts with a title page & ending page. The cover page has a double frame which is ornamentally decorated with vines & flowers in red. There are triple red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes covered with yellow. Additional text written on the margins in some folios. Significant words and syllables rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.