EntityQ2914610· pop 17· linked from 33 articlesgathaSign in to savea poetic meter, used in legends in Epic Sanscrit or Prakrit, but not used in the Vedas; often found in Jain and Buddhist texts in prakritConnectionsPrakritEntityGathasEntitySanskritEntityInternational Standard Book NumberEntityJainismEntityVedasEntityPaliEntityTheravādaEntityAvestanEntityverseEntityTripitakaEntityDhammapadaEntityPāli CanonEntitysutraEntityApabhraṃśaEntityBuddhistsEntityshlokaEntityShauraseniEntityArdhamagadhi PrakritEntityGandhāran Buddhist textsEntityCategoriesBuddhist poetryGenres of poetryHymnsIndian poeticsPoetic rhythm