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कथा (katha) - Meaning in English

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कथा - Meaning in English

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Definitions and Meaning of कथा in Hindi

कथा NOUN

  1. वह जो कही जाय । बात । विशेष—न्याय में यथार्थ निश्चय या विपक्षी के पराजय के लिये जो बात कही जाय । इसके तीन भेद हैं—बाद, जल्प, वितंडा ।
  2. धर्मविषयक व्याख्यान या आख्यान ।
  3. उपन्यास का एक भेद । विशेष—इसमें पूर्वपीठिका और उत्तरपीठिका होती है । पूर्वपीठिका में एक वक्ता और एक या अनेक बनाए जाते हैं । श्रोता की ओर से ऐसा उत्साह दिखलाया जाता है कि पढ़नेवालों को भी उत्साह होता है । वक्ता के मुँह से सारी कहानी कहलाई जाती है । कथा की समाप्ति में उत्तरपीठिका होती है । इसमें वक्ता और श्रोता का उठ जाना आदि उत्तरदशा दिखाई जाती है ।
  4. बात । चर्चा । जिक्र ।
  5. समाचार । हाल ।
  6. बादविवाद । कहासुनी । झगड़ा ।
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Synonyms of कथा

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कथा से आशय "वह जो कही जाय" अर्थात् 'बात' ।

Katha is an Indian style of religious storytelling, performances of which are a ritual event in Hinduism. It often involves priest-narrators who recite stories from Hindu religious texts, such as the Puranas, the Ramayana or Bhagavata Purana, followed by a commentary (Pravachan). Kathas sometimes take place in households, involving smaller stories related to the Vrat Katha genre. The didactic Satyanarayan and Ramayana kathas instill moral values by revealing the consequences of human action (karma).

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More matches for कथा

noun 

कथाकारfiction writers
कथात्मक कविताnarrative poem
कथानक गीतtheme song
कथा शैलीnarrative style
कथाकारstory teller
कथानकplot line
कथा का पालनfollowing narrative
कथा कालstory time
कथात्मक कविताnarrative poetry
कथात्मक सिद्धान्तnarrative theory

What is कथा meaning in English?

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