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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कथ्kath1 U. (कथयति-ते, कथित)
    1. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (कथयति-ते, कथित)
    2. To tell, relate, narrate, communicate (usually with Dative of person); राममिष्वसनदर्शनोत्सुकं मैथिलाय कथयांबभूव सः R.11.37.
    3. To declare, state, mention; अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् Bg.2.34; R.11.15.
    4. To converse, talk with, hold conversation with; कथयित्वा सुमन्त्रेण सह Rām.
    5. To indicate, betray, bespeak, show; V.1.6; Māl.8.1; आकारसदृशं चेष्टितमेवास्य कथयति Ś.7.
    6. To describe, relate; किं कथ्यते श्रीरुभयस्य तस्य Ku.7.78; कथाच्छलेन बालानां नीतिस्तदिह कथ्यते H. Pr.8; Pt.4.37.
    7. To inform, give information about, complain against; Mk.3.
    8. to denounce.
    9. To suppose.
    10. To praise, narrate devotedly; भुवि त्वां कथयन्तो हि सिद्धिमेष्यन्ति राघव Rām.7.82.12. -Pass. (कथ्यते)
    11. To be called.
    12. To be regarded or considered as.

    In the Gita2·3410·1810·19

    अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् ।

    akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te'vyayām, — Besides, men will recount thy perpetual disgrace, and to one in noble station, dishonour is worse than death. 2·34
    • कथयिष्यन्तिkathayiṣyantifut. 3rd person plural of the verbal root kath (to tell, say, speak).
    • कथयkathayaimperative 2nd person singular of the verbal root kath (to tell, say).
    • कथयिष्यामिkathayiṣyāmifut. 1st person singular of the verbal root kath (to tell, say, speak).
  2. अकथ्यakathyaa.Not fit to be mentioned.

    Not fit to be mentioned.

  3. अनुकथ्anukath1 P. To relate after (some one else), mention subsequently.

    1 Parasmaipada To relate after (some one else), mention subsequently.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कथ्kathcl.10 P. (ep. also A1.) कथयति (-ते) aor. अचकथत् (Pa1n2. 7-4, 93 Ka1s3.) and अचीकथत् (Vop.), to converse with…

    class10 Parasmaipada (Epic also Atmane-pada) कथयति (-ते) Aorist अचकथत् (Pa1n2. 7-4, 93 Ka1s3.) and अचीकथत् (Vop.), to converse with any one (instrumental case, sometimes with सह) MBh.; to tell, relate, narrate, report, inform, speak about, declare, explain, describe (with accusative of the thing or person spoken about) MBh. R. S3ak. etc.; to announce, show, exhibit, bespeak, betoken Mn. xi, 114 S3ak. 291, 4 Sus3r. etc.; to order, command Pan5cat. 57, 22; to suppose, state MBh. iii, 10668 Mn. vii, 157 : Passive voice कथ्यते, to be called, be regarded or considered as, pass for Pan5cat. Hit. etc.; ([from कथम्, "to tell the how"; confer, compare Gothic qvithan; Old High German quethan and quedan; English quoth and quote .])

  2. अकथ्यakathyamfn. unspeakable
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unspeakable
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unutterable, unmentionable.
  3. अनुकथ्anukathto relate after (some one or something else); to repeat (what has been heard).

    to relate after (some one or something else); to repeat (what has been heard).

  4. कथ्यkathyamfn. to be spoken about or told, fit to be mentioned R.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be spoken about or told, fit to be mentioned R.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be related Das3.
  5. धर्मसांकथ्यdharmasāṃkathyan. discussion about the law, Ka1ran2d2.

    neuter gender discussion about the law, Ka1ran2d2.

  6. परिकथ्parikathP. -कथयति, to mention, call, name Tattvas.

    Parasmaipada -कथयति, to mention, call, name Tattvas.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कथ्यkathya[kath-ya] fp. to be related; that may be mentioned.

    [kath-ya] future participle passive to be related; that may be mentioned.