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gāthāti

gātha

masc

1. gātha (masc): depth, safe stand, foothold
2. gāthā (fem): verse; poem; stanza; lit. song
3. gāthā (fem): suttas comprised of verse; one of the nine kinds of suttas; lit. song
4. gāthā (fem): deep; lit. song

Analysis. gātha + iti; gāthā + iti

Etymology. from √gādh 'stand firmly'; Sanskrit [gādh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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