Kathaprasanga, Kathāprasaṅga, Katha-prasanga, Kathaprasamga: 8 definitions

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Kathaprasanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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[«previous next»] — Kathaprasanga in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kathāprasaṅga (कथाप्रसङ्ग):—1. (ka + pra) m. Zusammenhang von Reden, Gespräch, Unterhaltung: tena saha nānākathāprasaṅgāvasthitaḥ [Hitopadeśa 27, 14.] kathāprasaṅgena nāmavismṛtiḥ ad [27, 16.] purā kāśyapabhārye mithaḥ kathāprasaṅgena vivādaṃ kila cakratuḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 181.] = vārtā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 5, 10.]

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Kathāprasaṅga (कथाप्रसङ्ग):—2. (wie eben) adj.

1) schwatzhaft [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —

2) verrückt (vātūla) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 57.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 57.] —

3) Vergiftungen heilend (Charlatan) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 5, 10.] [Medinīkoṣa]

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Kathāprasaṅga (कथाप्रसङ्ग):—1. vgl. u. prasaṅga

2) gegen das Ende.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kathāprasaṅga (कथाप्रसङ्ग):—1. m. eine sich darbietende Gelegenheit sich zu unterhalten , — von Etwas zu reden [Naiṣadhacarita 1,35.] Instr. und Abl. so v.a. bei Gelegenheit einer Unterhaltung , im Verlauf des Gesprächs , gelegentlich (Etwas sagen) Comm. zu [KĀVYĀD.1,38.]

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Kathāprasaṅga (कथाप्रसङ्ग):—2. Adj. —

1) schwatzhaft , grosssprecherisch , prahlerisch.

2) mit der Behandlung von Vergiftungen sich abgebend (Charlatan).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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