kathā
- talk talking, conversation AN.i.130; Pv-a.39. So in antarā˚ DN.i.179; Snp.p.107, Snp.p.115; cp. sallāpa. Also in tiracchāna˚; low, common speech, comprising 28 kinds of conversational talk a bhikkhu should not indulge in enumerated in full at DN.i.7 = DN.i.178 = DN.iii.36 & passim (e.g. SN.v.419: corr. suddha˚ to yuddha˚!; AN.v.128 = Cnd.192) ref. to at AN.iii.256; AN.v.185; Ja.i.58; Pp.35. Similarly in gāma˚; Snp.922; viggāhikā k. AN.iv.87; Snp.930. Ten good themes of conversation (kathā-vatthūni) are enumerated at MN.iii.113 = AN.iii.117 = AN.iv.357 = AN.v.67; Mil.344 similarly dhammī kathā AN.ii.51; AN.iv.307; AN.v.192; Snp.325 pavattanī k. AN.i.151; yutta kathāyaṃ Snp.826; sammodanīyā k. in salutation formula s˚ṃ k˚ṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā DN.i.52, DN.i.108, etc.; AN.v.185; Snp.419, pp. Snp.p.86, Snp.p.93 Snp.p.107, Snp.p.116.
- speech, sermon, discourse, lecture Vin.i.203, Vin.i.290 (˚ṃ karoti to discuss); AN.iii.174; AN.iv.358 Freq. in anupubbi˚; a sermon in regular succession graduated sermon, discussing the 4 points of the ladder of “holiness,” viz. dānakathā, sīla˚, sagga˚, magga˚ (see anupubba) Vin.i.15; AN.iii.184; AN.iv.186, AN.iv.209, AN.iv.213; Dhp-a.i.6; Vv-a.66.
- a (longer) story, often with vitthāra˚; an account in detail, e.g. Pv-a.19. bāhira˚ profane story Kp-a.48.
- word, words, advice: -ṃ gaṇhāti to accept an advice Ja.ii.173; Ja.iii.424.
- explanation, exposition, in aṭṭha˚; (q.v.), cp. gati Pts.ii.72.
- discussion, in -vatthu (see below) Mhvs.5 Mhvs.138. -dukkathā harmful conversation or idle talk AN.iii.181; opp. su˚; AN.iii.182. -kathaṃ vaḍḍheti “to increase the talk,” to dispute sharply Ja.i.404; Ja.v.412 -ṃ samuṭṭhāpeti to start a conversation Ja.i.119; Ja.iv.73 At the end of compounds (as adj.) -kathā e.g. chinna Snp.711; ṭhita˚ DN-a.i.73; madhura˚ Ja.iii.342; Ja.vi.255.
- -ābhiññāṇa recollection due to speech Mil.78, Mil.79
- -ojja (k˚-udya, to vad) a dispute, quarrel Snp.825, Snp.828
- -dhamma a topic of conversation DN-a.i.43.
- -nigghosa the sound of praise, flattery Ja.ii.350.
- -pavatti the course of a conversation Ja.i.119; Dhp-a.i.249; Mhbv.61
- -pābhata subject of a conversation, story Ja.i.252, Ja.i.364
- -bāhulla abundance of talk, loquacity AN.iv.87.
- -magga narrative, account, history Ja.i.2.
- -rasa the sweetness of (this) speech Mil.345.
- -ābhiññāṇa recollection due to speech Mil.78, Mil.79
- -samuṭṭhāna the arising of a discussion Mhvs.5 Mhvs.138.
- -samuṭṭhāpana starting a conversation Ja.i.119 Ja.iii.278; Dhp-a.i.250.
- -sampayoga conversational intercourse AN.i.197.
- -sallāpa talk, conversation Vin.i.77; DN.i.89 sq., DN.i.107 sq.; DN.ii.150; MN.i.178; AN.ii.197; AN.v.188; Ud.40; Ja.ii.283; Mil.31; DN-a.i.276 (explained as kathanapaṭikathana); Dhp-a.ii.91 (˚ṃ karoti) Vv-a.153.
fr. kath to tell or talk, see katheti; nearest synonym is lap, cp. vāc’ âbhilāpa & sallāpa