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Gāthā (feminine) [Vedic gāthā, on derivation see gāyate] a verse, stanza, line of poetry, usually referring to an Anuṭṭhubbaṃ or a Tuṭṭhubbaṃ, and called a catuppādā gāthā, a stanza (śloka) of four half-lines A II 178; Ja IV 395. Definition as akkhara-padaniya-mita-ganthita-vacanaṃ at Pj I 117. For a riddle on the word see S I 38. As a style of composition it is one of the nine Aṅgas or divisions of the canon (see navaṅga Satthu sāsana). — Plural gāthā Snp 429; Ja II 160; gāthāyo Vin I 5, 349; D II 157. gāthāya ajjhābhāsati to address with a verse Vin I 36, 38; Khp V. intransitive — gāthāhi anumodati to thank with (these) lines Vin I 222, 230, 246, 294, etc. — gāthāyo gīyamāna uttering the lines Vin I 38. — anantaragāthā the following stanza Ja IV 142; Snp 251; Ja I 280; Dhp 102 (°sataṃ). -abhigīta gained by verses S I 167 = Snp 81, 480 (gāthāyo bhāsitvā laddhaṃ commentary cf. German "ersungen"); -āvasāne after the stanza has been ended Dhp-a III 171; -jānanaka one who knows verses Anāg page 35; -dvaya (neuter) a pair of stanzas Ja III 395 f.; Pv-a 29, 40; -pada a half line of a gāthā Dhp 101; Pj I 123; -sukhattaṃ in order to have a well-sounding line, metri causā , Pv-a 33.
a verse; a stanza; the name of one of the nine categories (aṅgas) of the scriptures
【陰】 詩句，節，詩的一行。~pada,【陽】 詩節的一行。~abhigīta,【形】 藉由背誦詩而獲得的。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Gāthā</c> </b> <br>One of the nine portions (aṅga) into which the Buddhist scriptures were organized before the Tipiṭaka. It includes the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā, and other verses. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iii.8</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
gāthā 【梵】gāthā 【滿】irgebun i aimak 【蒙】silüglegsen u aiimag 【漢】孤起頌
(fem, fem, from gāyati) verse; poem; stanza [lit.] song Construction: √gā + thā
(fem, fem, from gāyati) suttas comprised of verse; one of the nine kinds of suttas [lit.] song Construction: √gā + thā
(fem, fem, from gāyati) deep [lit.] song Construction: √gā + thā