Names  |  Dictionary  |  Locations | Tidbits

Back to P-Q

Paath

(1) Reading.  (2) Recitation.  (3) Lesson.  (4) Chapter of a book.

Types of Paath

The text of a scripture. In this connection three things are to remember - (1) The major portion of the Ved is in verse and some of the Upanishads are also in verse. (2) When poetry is written, the sequence of words is not in order like prose, because of the need for metrical exigency. (3) In Sanskrit the form of a word changes when it is joined with another word, called Sandhi (joining). Because of these peculiarities the text of a poetic scripture in Sanskrit may be written in many ways -

(1) Sanhitaa Paath - When the text is read or recite in its original form in which the scripture was written, it is called Sanhitaa Paath.
(2) Pad Paath - In this Paath the words are separated into their original form. It is done to understand the text.
(3) Vyanjan Sanshlesh-Rahit Paath - In this Paath, the changed forms based on the combination (Sandhi) are maintained but the words can be recited separately without affecting the pronunciation of the original.
(4) Anvaya - This is a special form of Pad Paath in which the words are rearranged according to Sanskrit grammar, in their proper places, as though converting poetry to prose.
[Aangiras, p 217-218]

Back to P-Q

Names  |  Dictionary  |  Locations | Tidbits