कथा [ kathā ] [ kathā ] f. ( for 2. see col.3) conversation , speech , talking together Lit. ĀśvGṛ. Lit. MBh. Lit. Mn.

  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? Lit. Kathās. iv , 123 ; [ kā kathā bāṇa-saṃdhāne ] , what mention of fitting the arrow? i.e. what necessity for fitting the arrow? Lit. Śak. 53 a)

  story , tale , fable Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Hit.

  a feigned story , tale (as one , of the species of poetical composition) Lit. Sāh. 567 Lit. Kāvyâd.

  Story (personified) Lit. Kathās.

  (in log.) discussion , disputation Lit. Sarvad.