गाथा [gāthā] 1 Verse.
A religious verse, but not belonging to any one of the Vedas.
A stanza.
A song; कदा वाहेयिका गाथाः पुनर्गास्यामि शाकले
[Mb.8.44.26.] A Prākṛita dialect.
N. N. of the Aryā metre.
Legend, history (आख्यान); द्विजोपसृष्टः कुहकस्तक्षको वा दशत्वलं गायत विष्णुगाथाः
[Bhāg.1.19.15.] -Comp.
-कारः a writer of Prākṛita verses.
-नाराशंसी epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes.