Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry गाथा

गाथाgāthā1 Verse.
1. 1 Verse.
2. A religious verse, but not belonging to any one of the Vedas.
3. A stanza.
4. A song; कदा वाहेयिका गाथाः पुनर्गास्यामि शाकले Mb.8.44.26.
5. A Prākṛita dialect.
6. Name of the Aryā metre.
7. Legend, history (आख्यान); द्विजोपसृष्टः कुहकस्तक्षको वा दशत्वलं गायत विष्णुगाथाः Bhāg.1.19.15.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कारः a writer of Prākṛita verses.
- -नाराशंसी epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes.
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