Gathika, Gāthika, Gāthikā: 7 definitions
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Gathika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygāthika (गाथिक).—a S That narrates legends, stories, anecdotes, or tales. 2 That makes prose-composition.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGāthika (गाथिक).—[gai-thakan]
1) A musician, singer; समस्ता गाथकगणाः पार्थिवस्पर्धितां ययुः (samastā gāthakagaṇāḥ pārthivaspardhitāṃ yayuḥ) Rāj. T.7.933.
2) A chanter of sacred poems or Purāṇas; क्वणद्भिरलिगाथकै (kvaṇadbhiraligāthakai) Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.84.
Derivable forms: gāthikaḥ (गाथिकः).
See also (synonyms): gāthaka.
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Gāthikā (गाथिका).—A song, verse; Y.1.45.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāthika (गाथिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) One who recites Gathas, verses or hymns. E. gāthā, and ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāthikā (गाथिका).—i. e. gāthā + ka, f. A song, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 45.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gāthikā (गाथिका):—[from gāthaka > gā] a f. an epic song, [Yājñavalkya i, 45; Mahābhārata iii, 85, 30; Ratnāvalī ii, 5/6.]
2) [from gā] b f. of thaka q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāthika (गाथिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Mangalagathika, Pragathika.
Full-text: Gathaka, Pragathika, Mangalagathika, Gitika, Gitaka, Nyut, Gatha.
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