गाथा
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "गाथा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | गाथा | गाथायो or गाथा |
| Accusative (second) | गाथं | गाथायो or गाथा |
| Instrumental (third) | गाथाय | गाथाहि or गाथाभि |
| Dative (fourth) | गाथाय | गाथानं |
| Ablative (fifth) | गाथाय | गाथाहि or गाथाभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | गाथाय | गाथानं |
| Locative (seventh) | गाथाय or गाथायं | गाथासु |
| Vocative (calling) | गाथे | गाथायो or गाथा |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- गाथ (gāthá)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtʰáH. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs”). Same PII root *gaH- gave Sanskrit root गायति (√gāi, “to sing”).
Noun
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
| Feminine ā-stem declension of गाथा (gāthā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गाथा gāthā́ |
गाथे gāthé |
गाथाः gāthā́ḥ |
| Vocative | गाथे gā́the |
गाथे gā́the |
गाथाः gā́thāḥ |
| Accusative | गाथाम् gāthā́m |
गाथे gāthé |
गाथाः gāthā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | गाथया / गाथा¹ gātháyā / gāthā́¹ |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभिः gāthā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | गाथायै gāthā́yai |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभ्यः gāthā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | गाथायाः gāthā́yāḥ |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभ्यः gāthā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | गाथायाः gāthā́yāḥ |
गाथयोः gātháyoḥ |
गाथानाम् gāthā́nām |
| Locative | गाथायाम् gāthā́yām |
गाथयोः gātháyoḥ |
गाथासु gāthā́su |
| Notes |
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Related terms
- गाथ (gāthá)
- गाथिन् (gāthín)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “गाथा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0352.
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