kathā कथा f. (for 2. See col. 3) conversation, speech, talking together, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [MBh.]; [Mn.] &c. talk, mention (kā kathā [with gen. or more commonly with loc. and sometimes with prati], what should one say of? how should one speak of? e.g. eko 'pi kṛcchrād varteta bhūyasāṃ tu kathaiva kā, even one person would live with difficulty, what should one say of many? i.e. how much more many? [Kathās. iv, 123]; kā kathā bāṇa-saṃdhāne, what mention of fitting the arrow? i.e. what necessity for fitting the arrow? [Śak. 53 a]) story, tale, fable, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Hit.] &c. a feigned story, tale (as one, of the species of poetical composition), [Sāh. 567]; [Kāvyād.] Story (personified), [Kathās.] (in log.) discussion, disputation, [Sarvad.] kathā́ ind. (for 1. See col. 1) (Ved. for kathám, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 26]) how? whence? why? [RV.]; [AV. viii, 1, 16]; [TS.] &c. (yathā́ kathā́ ca, in any way whatsoever, [ŚBr. iv]) sometimes merely a particle of interrogation (e.g. kathā́ śṛṇoti … índraḥ, does Indra hear? [RV. iv, 23, 3]; kathā́-kathā́, whether-or? [TS. ii, 6, 1, 7]). kathādi कथादि kathā—°di () m. N. of a gaṇa, [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 102.] kathānta कथान्त kathā°nta () m. end of a conversation. kathāchala कथाछल kathā—chala, n. or kathā—cchala, the device or artifice or guise of fables, [Hit.] kathāśeṣa कथाशेष kathā—śeṣa mfn. = kathāvaśeṣa above, [Rājat.] kathācaṇa कथाचण kathā—caṇa mfn. famous by report, far renowned, [Sarvad. 99, 6.] kathājava कथाजव kathā—java m. N. of a pupil of Bāṣkali, [VP.] kathākośa कथाकोश kathā—kośa m. N. of wk. kathālāpa कथालाप kathā°lāpa (kathālā°) m. speech, conversation, discourse, [Kathās.]; [Hit.] kathāmukha कथामुख kathā—mukha n. the introduction to a tale, [Pañcat.] N. of the second Lambaka or book of the Kathā-sarit-sāgara. kathānaka कथानक n. a little tale, [Vet.]; [Hcat.] &c. kathāpīṭha कथापीठ kathā—pīṭha n. ‘pedestal of Story’, N. of the first Lambaka or book of the Kathā-sarit-sāgara. kathāpaya कथापय Nom. P. kathāpayati, to tell, relate, recite. kathārāma कथाराम kathā°rāma (kathārā°) m. garden of fable. kathāvalī कथावली kathā°valī (kathāva°) f. a string or collection of stories, [Kathās.] kathāyoga कथायोग kathā—yoga m. conversation, talk, discourse, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Hit.] kathācchala कथाच्छल kathā—chala, n. or kathā—cchala, the device or artifice or guise of fables, [Hit.] kathākrama कथाक्रम kathā—krama m. uninterrupted progress of conversation, continuous conversation, [Kathās.] kathāmātra कथामात्र kathā—mātra n. a mere story, nothing but a narrative kathā—mātra mfn. one of whom nothing but the narrative is left i.e. deceased, dead, [BhP. xii, 2, 44] kathāntara कथान्तर kathā°ntara () n. the course of a conversation, [Mṛcch.]; [Kathās.] kathāprāṇa कथाप्राण kathā—prāṇa m. an actor, the speaker of a prologue or monologue, the introducer of a drama a professed story-teller, [L.] kathārṇava कथार्णव kathā°rṇava (kathārṇa°) m. N. of wk. kathārambha कथारम्भ kathā°rambha m. (kathāra°) beginning of a story or tale, story-telling kathāsaṃdhi कथासंधि kathā—saṃdhi f. a joint in a tale (i.e. the place where it is joined to another tale), [Kathās.] kathātrayī कथात्रयी kathā—trayī f. N. of a wk. (containing the substance of the [R.], [MBh.] & [BhP.]) kathākautuka कथाकौतुक kathā—kautuka n. N. of wk. kathānurāga कथानुराग kathā°nurāga (kathānu°) m. taking pleasure in a story, attention to a discourse. kathāvaśeṣa कथावशेष kathā°vaśeṣa m. (kathāva°) a narrative as the only remainder, (°ṃ-√ gam, to enter into a state in which nothing is left but the story of one's life i.e. to die, [Naiṣ.]) kathā—°vaśeṣa mfn. one of whom nothing remains but his life-story i.e. deceased, dead kathāvatāra कथावतार kathā°vatāra m. incarnation of Kathā or Story. kathālakṣaṇa कथालक्षण kathā—lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. kathāvirakta कथाविरक्त kathā—virakta mfn. disliking conversation, reserved, taciturn. kathāmṛtanidhi कथामृतनिधि kathā°mṛta-nidhi (kathāmṛ°) m. N. of a work. kathāprabandha कथाप्रबन्ध kathā—prabandha m. a continuous narrative, the connection or course of a narrative, tale, composed story, fiction. kathāprasaṅga कथाप्रसङ्ग kathā—prasaṅga m. occasion to speak or talk course of conversation, [Naiṣ.]; [Hit.] kathā—prasaṅga mfn. talkative, talking much, half-witted, [L.] a conjurer, dealer in antidotes &c. kathāsaṃgraha कथासंग्रह kathā—saṃgraha m. a collection of tales or fables. kathāvaśeṣībhū कथावशेषीभू kathā°vaśeṣī-√ bhū (kathāva°), to die, [Kād.] (cf. the last.) kathāvaśeṣatā कथावशेषता kathā—°vaśeṣa—tā f. the state of the above, (kathāvaśeṣatāṃ gataḥ, deceased, dead, [Prab.]) kathāprasaṅgāt कथाप्रसङ्गात् kathā—prasaṅgāt ind. on the occasion of a conversation, in the course of conversation, [Kathās.] Comm. on [Kāvyād.] kathārambhakāla कथारम्भकाल kathā—°rambha—kāla m. story-beginning-time, [Hit.] kathāprasaṅgena कथाप्रसङ्गेन kathā—prasaṅgena ind. on the occasion of a conversation, in the course of conversation, [Kathās.] Comm. on [Kāvyād.] kathāprastāvatas कथाप्रस्तावतस् kathā—prastāvatas ind. in the course of conversation, [Kathās.] kathāsaritsāgara कथासरित्सागर kathā—sarit-sāgara m. ‘the ocean of rivers of stories’, N. of wk. by Soma-deva. kathāmātrāvaśiṣṭa कथामात्रावशिष्ट kathā—mā°trāvaśiṣṭa mfn. id., [BhP. xii, 2, 36] kathāmātrāvaśeṣita कथामात्रावशेषित kathā—mā°trāvaśeṣita mfn. id., [MBh. xv, 988] (cf. kathāvaśeṣa and kathā-śeṣa.)