gāthā

See also: gatha and Gatha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑀸𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• गाथा (Devanagari script)
• গাথা (Bengali script)
• ගාථා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂါထာ or ၷႃထႃ (Burmese script)
• คาถา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩤᨳᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄາຖາ (Lao script)
• គាថា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄂𑄗𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtHa-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs”).

Noun

gāthā f

1. verse, stanza

Declension

Declension table of "gāthā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gāthā	gāthāyo or gāthā
Accusative (second)	gāthaṃ	gāthāyo or gāthā
Instrumental (third)	gāthāya	gāthāhi or gāthābhi
Dative (fourth)	gāthāya	gāthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gāthāya	gāthāhi or gāthābhi
Genitive (sixth)	gāthāya	gāthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gāthāya or gāthāyaṃ	gāthāsu
Vocative (calling)	gāthe	gāthāyo or gāthā