RULE id: gāthā (258)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p151, vol_II_p152)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: gāthā
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [citation] gāthā is a prabandha type whose description is lost due to a textual break
    -- p.vol_II_p151 "The description of three prabandhasviz. āryā, gāthā and dvipathaka is lost due to a break in the text."
  - [definition] Gāthā is a song genre characterized by Ārya meter combined with Prakrit language
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "आर्यालक्षणसंयुक्ता गाथा प्राकृतभाषया ।"
  - [structural] Gāthā is sung melodiously by those who know metrical characteristics, following the pattern of prior forms
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "गीयते पूर्ववद् रम्या छन्दोलक्षणवेदिभिः॥"
  - [enumeration] Gāthā can be based on five, three, or six metrical feet, according to different authorities
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "आर्येव प्राकृते गेया स्यात् पञ्चचरणाश्रया । त्रिपदी षट्पदी गाथेत्यपरे सूरयो जगु॥"

CITED_RULES:
  - dvipathaka  (citation)
  - prabandha  (citation)
  - āryā  (citation)
  - त्रिपदी  (enumeration)
  - षट्पदी  (enumeration)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false