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A Formal Type of Arrangement
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The formal concatenation of the gâthâ-s shows up in several patterns, for instance in the pattern of A:B, B:C:
30 jââ gâmaņi 31 jââ gâmaņi magga
magga, or in that of A:B and A:C:
62 uaha dara nilukka 63 uaha 64
dara nilukka This same pattern also occurs in clusters of more than 3 gâthâ-s.
493 ruâviâ do 494 rovasti
497 498
do Sometimes the concatenation has the form of a chiasmus. ghara vacca
vannaa
pariumvana 21 ghara vacca
pariumvana vanna or:
308 palâsa 309 310
genhamti 311 palâsa
genhamti Also within larger groups, besides immediate connection between nearby gâthâ-s, an interlocking over greater distance is visible.
suasi amga suasi
pauttha vai amga
chana, soha
sohagga homti dîsamti pautthavas
panaajana 72 hoi
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