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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कथाkathāA tale, story; ˚प्रावीण्यम् U.4. historical knowledge.

    [कथ् निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied अ]

    1. A tale, story; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रावीण्यम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4. historical knowledge.
    2. A fable, feigned story; कथाच्छलेन बालानां नीतिस्तदिह कथ्यते H. Pr.8.
    3. An account, allusion, mention; कथापि खलु पापानामलमश्रेयसे यतः Śi.2. 4.
    4. Talk, conversation, speech; प्रथमं कृतां कथाम् Ś. 4.1.
    5. A variety of prose composition, often distinguished from आख्यायिका; (प्रबन्धकल्पनां स्तोकसत्यां प्राज्ञाः कथां विदुः । परंपराश्रया या स्यात् सा मताख्यायिका बुधैः ॥); see under आख्यायिका also.
    6. (In Philosophy) Disputation. का कथा or कथा with प्रति (what mention) is often used in the sense of 'what need one say of', 'not to mention', 'to say nothing of', 'how much more', or 'how much less'; का कथा बाणसंधाने ज्याशब्देनैव दूरतः । हुंकारेणेव धनुषः स हि विघ्नानपोहति Ś.3.1; अभितप्तमयोऽपि मार्दवं भजते कैव कथा शरीरिषु R.8.43; आप्तवागनुमानाभ्भ्यां साध्यं त्वां प्रति का कथा 1.28; Ve.2.25.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अनुरागः

      1. taking pleasure in conversation; स्मर्तव्योऽस्मि कथान्तरेषु भवता Mk.7.7.
      2. another tale.

    • -अवशेष or कथाशेष Adjective one of whom only the narrative remains, id est, that is deceased, dead.

    • -आक्रमः the commencement of a conversation.

    • -आरम्भः commencement of a tale.

    • -आरामः garden of fable.

    • -आलापः speech, conversation.

    • -उदयः

      1. the beginning of a tale. उद्धातः the second of the five kinds of प्रस्तावना, where the first character enters the stage after overhearing and repeating either the words of the manager (सूत्रधार) or their sense; see S. D.29; Exempli gratia, for example in Ratn., Ve. or Mudrārākṣasa.
      2. commencement of a tale or narration; आकुमारकथोद्धातं शालिगोप्यो जगुर्यशः R.4.2.

    • -उपकथनम्, -उपाख्यानम् narration, relation, telling a story.

    • -छलम्

      1. the guise of a fable.
      2. giving a false account.

    • -नायकः, -पुरुषः the hero or leading character of a story; रामायणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4,6.

    • -पीठम्

      1. the introductory part of a tale or story.
      2. Name of the first लम्बक or book of the कथासरित्सागर.

    • -प्रबन्धः a tale, fiction, fable.

    • -प्रसङ्ग

      1. Adjective
      2. talkative, talking much and foolishly.
      3. mad, foolish.
      4. (ङ्गः) conversation, talk or course of conversation; नानाकथाप्रसङ्गावस्थितः H.1; कथाप्रसङ्गेन विवादं किल चक्रतुः Ks.22.181; Name1.35.
      5. a curer of poisons (विषवैद्य); कथाप्रसङ्गो वार्तायां विषवैद्येऽपि वाच्यवत् Viśvakoṣa. कथाप्रसंगेन जनैरुदाहृताम् Ki.1.24 (where the word is used in sense 1 also).

    • -प्राणः

      1. an actor.
      2. a professional story-teller.

    • -मात्र Adjective One of whom nothing but the narrative is left; deceased, dead. कालेन ते कृताः सर्वे कथामात्राः कथासु च Bhāg.12.2.44.

    • -मुखम् the introductory portion of a story; Pt.1 -योगः course of conversation, talk, discourse.

    • -विपर्यासः changing the course of a story.

    • -विरक्त Adjective reserved, taciturn, disliking conversation.

    • -शेष Adjective see कथावशेष.

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  2. अतिकथाatikathā1 An exaggerated tale.
    1. 1 An exaggerated tale.
    2. Idle or meaningless talk.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -थ

      1. Adjective
      2. Exaggerated, incredible (अश्रद्धेय).
      3. Unfit to be told.
      4. Past narration or mention, dead, lost.
      5. Swerving from one's caste traditions etc.; lawless.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कथाkathā[ka-thấ] inter. ad. how? whence? why? yáthâ kathấ ka, howsoever.
    1. [ka-thấ] inter. adverb, -ial, -ially how? whence? why? yáthâ kathấ ka, howsoever.
    2. [kath-â] feminine; also equal for conversation, talk, dis cussion about (locative, --˚); story, tale (about, genitive or --˚); mention, statement; Story (personi fied); kâ kathâ, it is not a question of --, -is out of the question, to say nothing of (genitive, locative, or prati); kâ ͜ eshâ kathâ, how could there be a question about it?Equivalent toit is out of the question.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कथाkathāf. (for 2. see col. 3) conversation, speech, talking together A1s3vGr2. MBh. Mn. &c.
    1. feminine (for 2. see column 3) conversation, speech, talking together A1s3vGr2. MBh. Mn. etc.
    2. feminine talk, mention
    3. feminine (का कथा [with genitive case or more commonly with locative case and sometimes with प्रति], what should one say of? how should one speak of? exempli gratia, 'for example' एको पि कृच्छ्राद् वर्तेत भूयसां तु कथै*व का, even one person would live with difficulty, what should one say of many? id est how much more many? Katha1s. iv, 123; का कथा बाण-संधाने, what mention of fitting the arrow? id est what necessity for fitting the arrow? S3ak. 53 a)
    4. feminine story, tale, fable MBh. R. Hit. etc.
    5. feminine a feigned story, tale (as one, of the species of poetical composition) Sa1h. 567 Ka1vya7d.
    6. feminine Story (personified) Katha1s.
    7. feminine (in logic) discussion, disputation Sarvad.
    8. (in compound)
    9. indeclinable (for 1. see column 1) (Vedic or Veda for कथ्/अम् Pa1n2. 5-3, 26) how? whence? why? fg-veda AV. viii, 1, 16 TS. etc.
    10. indeclinable (यथ्/आ कथ्/आ च, in any way whatsoever S3Br. iv)
    11. indeclinable sometimes merely a particle of interrogation (exempli gratia, 'for example' कथ्/आ शृणोति .. /इन्द्रः, does Indra इन्द्र hear? fg-veda iv, 23, 3; कथ्/आ-कथ्/आ, whether-or? TS. ii, 6, 1, 7) .
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  2. अतिकथाatikathāf. an exaggerated tale

    feminine an exaggerated tale

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  3. अनेकधर्मकथाanekadharmakathāf. different exposition of the law.

    feminine different exposition of the law.

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  4. अप्रतिरूपकथाapratirūpakathāf. incomparable or unanswerable discourse L.

    feminine incomparable or unanswerable discourse Lexicographers

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  5. अर्थकथाarthakathāf. (fr. Pa1li पालि अट्ठकथा) "explaining meanings", a class of Buddhist wks., MWB. 65

    feminine (from Pa1li पालि अट्ठकथा) "explaining meanings", a class of Buddhist wks., MWB. 65

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  6. अवतारकथाavatārakathāf. "account of an Avata1ra अवतार", N. of a chapter in Ananta1nandagiri अनन्तानन्दगिरि 's S3am2karavijaya…

    feminine "account of an Avata1ra अवतार", Name of a chapter in Ananta1nandagiri अनन्तानन्दगिरि 's S3am2karavijaya शंकरविजय .

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  7. इतिकथाitikathāf. unmeaning or nonsensical discourse

    feminine unmeaning or nonsensical discourse

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