[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1344 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1344 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1344 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1344) PĀTHA. ‘Reading.’ There are three forms, called Pāthas, in which the Vedic text is read and written:—(1.) Sanhitā-pātha, the ordinary form, in which the words coalesce according to the rules of Sandhi; (2.) Pāda-pātha, in which each word stands separate and independent; (3.) Krama-pātha, in which each word is given twice, first joined with the word preceding and then with the word following. - [Previous: c5.1343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1343) - [Next: c5.1345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1345) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1344) · Pramāṇa