Bha·ga·vad-Gi·ta 
(bä′gə-väd-gētə)
(bä′gə-väd-gētə)n.
A sacred Hindu text that is incorporated into the Mahabharata and takes the form of a philosophical dialogue in which Krishna instructs the prince Arjuna in ethical matters and the nature of God.
[Sanskrit bhagavad-gītā, song of the Blessed One (Krishna) : bhagavat-, fortunate, blessed (from bhagaḥ, good fortune; see bhag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + gītā, song (from gāyati, he sings).]