kathana

a. Telling, talkative. --naṃ narration, relation, description.

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. Telling, talkative. --naṃ narration, relation, description.

Root

√kaṭha कठ

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · kṛcchrajīvane

to drag on the days of life, to live in distress

DCS: title of a commentary on the Amarakośa

śarīrāśarīracarasyeti vātasvarūpakathanaṃ tena śarīreṣu carata iti bahiḥ śarīreb

samprati sāmānyenoktānāṃ guṇakarmabhyāṃ prativyaktyanuktānāṃ prativyaktiprāya up

annapānaṃ vidhīyate viśiṣṭaguṇakarmayogitayā pratipādyate 'nenetyannapānavidhiḥ