Khandakatha, Khaṇḍakathā, Khanda-katha: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaṇḍakathā (खण्डकथा).—a short tale.
Khaṇḍakathā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khaṇḍa and kathā (कथा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍakathā (खण्डकथा).—f.
(-thā) A tale or story divided into sections. E. khaṇḍa a section, and kathā a story.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍakathā (खण्डकथा):—[=khaṇḍa-kathā] [from khaṇḍa > khaṇḍ] f. a particular kind of tale (‘a tale or story divided into sections’ [Horace H. Wilson]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍakathā (खण्डकथा):—[khaṇḍa-kathā] (thā) 1. f. A tale or story divided into sections.
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