substantif (féminin) : vers, stance
gāthā （f.） [Vedic gāthā，on dern see gāyate] a verse，stanza，line of poetry，usually referring to an Anuṭṭhubbaṁ or a Tuṭṭhubbaṁ，& called a catuppādā gāthā，a stanza （śloka） of four half-lines A.II，178； J.IV，395．Def．as akkhara-padaniya-mita-ganthita-vacanaṁ at KhA 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）．Pl．gāthā Sn.429； J.II，160； gāthāyo Vin.I，5，349； D.II，157．gāthāya ajjhābhāsati to address with a verse Vin.I，36，38； Kh v．intr．– gāthāhi anumodati to thank with （these） lines Vin.I，222，230，246，294，etc．– gāthāyo gīyamāna uttering the lines Vin.I，38．– anantaragāthā the foll．stanza J.IV，142； Sn.251； J.I，280； Dh.102 （°sataṁ）. –abhigīta gained by verses S.I，167=Sn.81，480 （gāthāyo bhāsitvā laddhaṁ Com．cp．Ger．“ersungen”）．–âvasāne after the stanza has been ended DhA.III，171； –jānanaka one who knows verses Anvs．p．35； –dvaya （nt.） a pair of stanzas J.III，395 sq.； PvA.29，40； –pada a half line of a gāthā Dh.101； KhA 123； –sukhattaṁ in order to have a well-sounding line，metri causā，PvA.33．
gātha [gā_2-tha] m. chanson | vers, stance — f. gāthā [f. gātha] f. hymne; chant | lit. section de l'Avestā (texte sacré Mazdéen de la Perse antique).
gā var. gai v. [1] pr. (gāyati) pft. (jagau) pp. (gīta) ppr. ps. (gīyamāna) pfp. (geya) pf. (ut, upa, vi, sam) chanter; célébrer en chantant