Goshthikatha, Goṣṭhīkathā, Goshthi-katha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Goṣṭhīkathā can be transliterated into English as Gosthikatha or Goshthikatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Goṣṭhīkathā (गोष्ठीकथा) refers to “sexual activities”, as mentioned in verse 3.25 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] In groves cooled by southerly winds, discharging water on all sides, [...] displaying motley-blossomed trees, (and) emitting a fragrant smell: (there) one shall happily pass the noonday in capricious conversation (held) in (pleasant) company [viz., goṣṭhīkathā]. [...]”.
Note: On goṣṭhīkathā the commentators are at variance among themselves: Aruṇadatta understands it as “conversation (accompanied) with amusement”—(goṣṭhyām krīḍāyāṃ kathāḥ); Candranandana as “entertainment with song, tabor, etc.”—(goṣṭhyo gāndharvamṛdaṅgādibhiḥ) and “conversation on poetry” (kāvyakathāḥ); Hemādri as “talk on wordly matters” (lokavārttāḥ) and “talk on religious [scientific] works” (śāstravārttāḥ); and Indu as “conversation held in the company of witty people”—(vidaghdhānām āsanabandho goṣṭhī tasyāṃ kṛtāḥ kathāḥ). The Tibetan comes closest to this last interpretation, translating dga-’dun gtam (“conversation held in pleasant company”).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Goshthi, Katha, Katta, Kata.
Full-text: Kavyakatha, Dga-\'dun gtam, Lokavarta, Lokavartta, Shastravartta.
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