Krama patha

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Krama patha is a traditional Vedic recitation method in which words of a mantra are chanted in overlapping pairs to preserve and transmit the text with great precision.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Krama patha canonical 1
Krama pāṭha 1
Krama-pāṭha 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vedic recitation method ⓘ
mnemonic technique ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
aimsTo maintain accent and intonation ⓘ
maintain phonetic accuracy ⓘ
prevent textual corruption ⓘ
associatedWith Atharvaveda ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ
Vedas ⓘ
Yajurveda ⓘ
belongsToTradition Hindu religious tradition ⓘ
characterizedBy high precision of recitation ⓘ
overlapping pairs of words ⓘ
sequential linking of mantra words ⓘ
contrastedWith Ghana patha (complex recitation) ⓘ
Samhita patha (continuous recitation) ⓘ
developedIn ancient India ⓘ
followsRule each word is recited with the next word ⓘ
word order of the original text is preserved ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Krama pāṭha ⓘ
linked to: Krama patha

Krama-pāṭha ⓘ
linked to: Krama patha
hasCulturalSignificance safeguarding intangible heritage of Vedas ⓘ
hasExamplePattern word1-word2, word2-word3, word3-word4 ⓘ
language Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ
learnedIn Gurukula system ⓘ
methodType intermediate-level Vedic recitation ⓘ
partOf Vedic patha system ⓘ
preserves original Vedic accents (svara) ⓘ
sequence of Vedic syllables ⓘ
relatedTo Ghana patha ⓘ
Jata patha ⓘ
Pada patha ⓘ
Samhita patha ⓘ
requires memorization of mantras ⓘ
trained Vedic reciter ⓘ
taughtBy Vedic guru ⓘ
transmissionMode oral transmission ⓘ
usedFor error detection in recitation ⓘ
preservation of Vedic texts ⓘ
transmission of Vedic mantras ⓘ
usedIn Vedic chanting ⓘ
Vedic ritual practice ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taittiriya Shakha → recitationStyle → Krama patha ⓘ
Krama patha → hasAlternativeName → Krama pāṭha ⓘ
linked to: Krama patha
Krama patha → hasAlternativeName → Krama-pāṭha ⓘ
linked to: Krama patha