पाठpāṭhaReciting, recitation, repeating.
[पठ्-भावे घञ्]
- Reciting, recitation, repeating.
- Reading, perusal, study.
- Studying or reciting. the Vedas (ब्रह्मयज्ञ), one of the five daily Yajñas or sacrifices to be performed by Brāhmaṇas.
- A particular method of reciting the text of the Veda (of which there are five: संहिता, पद, क्रम, जटा and घन).
- The text of a book, a reading, variant; अत्र गन्धवद् गन्धमादनम् इति आगन्तुकः पाठः । प्राचीनपाठस्तु सुगन्धिर्गन्धमादनः इति पुल्लिङ्गान्तः Malli. on Ku.6.46.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अन्तरम् another reading, a variant (Vartious reading) -क्रमः the order determined or expressed by the recitation or the statement; यः पाठक्रमः स एव नियम्येत ŚB. on Ms.5.1.4.
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-छेदः a pause, caesura.
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-दोषः a false reading.
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-निश्चयः determining the text of a passage.
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-भूः Feminine a place where the Vedas are learnt.
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-मञ्जरी, -शालिनी the Sārikā bird.
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-शाला a school, college, seminary.
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-शालिन् Masculine a pupil.