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Results for गाथा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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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  2. उद्गाथाudgāthāA variety of the Āryā measure, the same as Gīti. q. v.

    A variety of the Āryā measure, the same as Gīti. quod vide, which see

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. गाथाgāthā[gấ-thâ] f. hymn, verse; specifically non-Vedic verse (in ritual works); versified portion of Buddhistic…

    [gấ-thâ] feminine; also equal for hymn, verse; specifically non-Vedic verse (in ritual works); versified portion of Buddhistic sûtras; a metre (Equivalent toâryâ).

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  2. ऋग्गाथाṛggāthā[rig-gâthâ] f. rik chant.

    [rig-gâthâ] feminine; also equal for rik chant.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गाथाgāthāf. id. RV.
    1. feminine the same fg-veda
    2. feminine a verse, stanza (especially one which is neither R2ic ऋच्, nor Sa1man सामन्, nor Yajus यजुस्, a verse not belonging to the Vedas वेद s, but to the epic poetry of legends or A1khya1nas आख्यान s, such as the S3unah2s3epa-A1khya1na शुनःशेप-आख्यान or the Suparn2.) AV. TS. TBr. S3Br. etc.
    3. feminine the metrical part of a Su1tra सूत्र Buddh.
    4. feminine Name of the A1rya1 आर्या metre
    5. feminine any metre not enumerated in the regular treatises on prosody (confer, compare ऋग्-गाथा, रिजु-गाथ, यज्ञ-गाथा .)
    6. feminine of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedथ्/अ quod vide
    7. see 3. गा .
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  2. इन्द्रगाथाindragāthāf. pl. songs in praise of Indra इन्द्र, AitBr.

    feminine plural songs in praise of Indra इन्द्र, AitBr.

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  3. उद्गाथाudgāthāf. a variety of the A1rya1 आर्या metre (consisting of four lines, containing alternately twelve and eighteen…

    feminine a variety of the A1rya1 आर्या metre (consisting of four lines, containing alternately twelve and eighteen instants).

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  4. ऋग्गाथाṛggāthāf. a song consisting of R2ic ऋच् -like stanzas Ya1jn5. iii, 114.

    feminine a song consisting of R2ic ऋच् -like stanzas Ya1jn5. iii, 114.

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  5. गाथाकारgāthākāram. author of (epic) songs or verses Pa1n2. 3-2, 23
    1. masculine gender author of (epic) songs or verses Pa1n2. 3-2, 23
    2. masculine gender a singer, reciter W.
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  6. गाथानाराशंसीgāthānārāśaṃsīf. du. epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes MaitrS. i, 11, 5
    1. feminine dual number epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes MaitrS. i, 11, 5
    2. feminine plural the same S3Br. xi, 5, 6, 8 (confer, compare नाराशंस्/ई .)
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