गाथा
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Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- गाथ (gāthá)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtHa-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāʮā, “form of strophe, metre, name the collections of Zarathustra's songs”). Same PII root *gaH- gave Sanskrit root √gāi (“to sing”).
Noun[edit]
गाथा (gāthā́) f
- verse, stanza (especially one which is neither ऋच् (ṛc), nor सामन् (sāman), nor यजुस् (yajus), a verse not belonging to the Vedas, but to the epic poetry of legends or आख्यान (ākhyāna)s, such as the Śunaḥśepa-ākhyāna or the Suparṇādhyāya)
- the metrical part of a sūtra
- name of the āryā metre
- any metre not enumerated in the regular treatises on prosody (compare ऋग्गाथा (ṛg-gāthā), रिजुगाथ (riju-gātha), यज्ञगाथा (yajña-gāthā))
Declension[edit]
Feminine ā-stem declension of गाथा
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | गाथा (gāthā) | गाथे (gāthe) | गाथाः (gāthāḥ) |
| Vocative | गाथे (gāthe) | गाथे (gāthe) | गाथाः (gāthāḥ) |
| Accusative | गाथाम् (gāthām) | गाथे (gāthe) | गाथाः (gāthāḥ) |
| Instrumental | गाथया (gāthayā) | गाथाभ्याम् (gāthābhyām) | गाथाभिः (gāthābhiḥ) |
| Dative | गाथायै (gāthāyai) | गाथाभ्याम् (gāthābhyām) | गाथाभ्यः (gāthābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | गाथायाः (gāthāyāḥ) | गाथाभ्याम् (gāthābhyām) | गाथाभ्यः (gāthābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | गाथायाः (gāthāyāḥ) | गाथयोः (gāthayoḥ) | गाथानाम् (gāthānām) |
| Locative | गाथायाम् (gāthāyām) | गाथयोः (gāthayoḥ) | गाथासु (gāthāsu) |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0352
