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Kathaka, °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹: 16 definitions

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Kathaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Google Books: Manusmá¹›ti with the ManubhÄá¹£ya

°­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक):—Though the Vedic text is eternal, yet since it was expounded by Kaá¹­ha, it is called ‘°­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²�,â€� after his name; even though there are several other expounders and learners of that Veda, yet it is called after Kaá¹­ha, on account of the superiority of his expounding.

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Dharmashastra (धरà¥à¤®à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, dharmaÅ›Ästra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kathaka (कथ�).—A soldier of Skanda. (Śloka 67, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva).

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)

Kathaka (कथà¤�) or Kathakajana refers to “debatersâ€�, according to the VedÄnta DeÅ›ika’s YatirÄjasaptati.—There are allusions to RÄmÄnuja’s “protectionâ€� of the Vedas, his defeat of those who hold other VedÄntic views as well as the significance of his establishment of the right interpretation of the Vedas in innumerable verses of the YatirÄjasaptati. [...] Verse 31 captures in a lovely set of images the nature of RÄmÄnuja’s works.They are wish-fulfilling trees for the imagination of debaters (°ì²¹³Ù³ó²¹°ì²¹-Âá²¹²Ô²¹-³¾²¹²ÔīṣÄ�), oozing with the nectar of Hari’s feet, possessing many branches so that they can remove suffering/heat, and subduing (with their perfume) the stench of sins.

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kathaka (कथ�).—a (S) A narrator of legends; one who recites a story, or who publicly reads and expounds the Pura�.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kathaka (कथ�).�a A narrator of legends.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kathaka (कथà¤�).â€�a. [°ì²¹³Ù³ó-ṇv³Ü±ô] A narrator, a relator.

-ka� 1 A chief actor, speaker of a prologue.

2) A disputant.

3) A story-teller.

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°­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक).â€�a. Relating to Kaá¹­ha (a recension of the °ìṛṣṇa²â²¹Âá³Ü°ù±¹±ð»å²¹); गà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤®à¥‡ गà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤®à¥‡ काठकà¤� कालापकà¤� à¤� पà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤šà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥� (grÄme grÄme °ìÄåá¹»·²¹kaá¹� kÄlÄpakaá¹� ca procyate) MahÄbhÄrata on P. IV.3.11. according to the Kaá¹­haka school of the कृषà¥à¤£à¤¯à¤œà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤� (°ìṛṣṇa²â²¹Âá³Ü°ù±¹±ð»å²¹).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kathaka (कथ�).—mfn.

(-°ì²¹á¸�-°ìÄå-°ì²¹á¹�) 1. A narrator, a relator, one who recites a story, or who publicly reads and expounds the Puranas, &c. 2. One who speaks or tells. mf.

(-°ì²¹á¸�-°ìÄå) The speaker of a prologue or a monologue. 3. A professional story teller. E. katha to speak, to relate, vun aff.

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°­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक).—mfn.

(-°ì²¹á¸�-°ìÄ«-°ì²¹á¹�) According to the Katha portion of the Vedas. E. °ì²¹á¹»·²¹, and ±¹³Üñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kathaka (कथà¤�).—[kath + aka], adj. Telling, ÅšÄå²Ô³Ù¾±Å›. 2, 27. m. A narrator, MahÄbhÄrata 1, 7778.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kathaka (कथ�).—[adjective] relating; [masculine] relater, reciter.

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°­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक).—[feminine] Ä« belonging to Kaá¹­ha; [neuter] T. of a Veda.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a BrÄhmaṇa belonging to the CarakaÅ›ÄkhÄ of the TaittirÄ«ya. W. p. 38. Report. I, Quoted in the
—[commentary] on KÄtyÄyanaÅ›rautasÅ«tra I, 3, 17, etc. by HemÄdri, and others.

2) °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक):—i.e. TaittirÄ«yabrÄhmaṇa Iii, 10-12. Burnell. 8^a. Oppert. 36. 964. 2174. 4395. 4547. 6319. Ii, 58. 570. 801. 1494. 2322 2561. 3487. 3609. 5172. 5326. 5667. 6024. 7310. 7356. 8830.
—[commentary] by BhÄskaramiÅ›ra. Burnell. 8^a. Oppert. Ii, 514. 1040. 1245. 5771. 6228. 8451.
—[commentary] by SÄyaṇa. Oppert. Ii, 610. 740. 1310. 6055. 8545. 9242. 10302.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kathaka (कथà¤�):—[from kath] mfn. relating, reciting, [ÅšÄntiÅ›ataka]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a narrator, relater, one who recites a story (or who publicly reads and expounds the PurÄṇas etc.), one who speaks or tells, a professional story-teller, [MahÄbhÄrata; KathÄsaritsÄgara] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] the speaker of a prologue or monologue, chief actor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man

5) [v.s. ...] of a being in the retinue of Skanda.

6) °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक):—[from °ìÄåá¹»·²¹] mf(Ä«)n. relating to Kaá¹­ha, according to the °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ school of the Black Yajur-veda, [Patañjali; SarvadarÅ›ana-saṃgraha]

7) [v.s. ...] n. Name of one of the recensions of the Black Yajur-veda, [Nirukta, by YÄska; PÄṇini; Patañjali]

8) °­Äå³Ù³ó²¹°ì²¹ (काथक):â€�m. a son or descendant of Kathaka, [Pravara texts]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kathaka (कथà¤�):â€�(°ì²¹á¸�) 1. m. A speaker, narrator; the speaker of a prologue.

2) °­Äåá¹»·²¹°ì²¹ (काठक):—[(kaá¸�-kÄ-kaá¹�) a.] Like the Katha portion of the Vedas.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kathaka (कथà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ±«±è±è³óÄå±ô²¹, Kahaga, ³§Äå³ó²¹²µ²¹.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kathaka (ಕಥ�):—[noun] (masc.) a person who relates a story or account, esp. who recites the epics before gatherings of people; a sttory-teller; a narrator.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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