Katharasa, Kathārasa, Katha-rasa: 3 definitions
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Katharasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykathārasa (कथारस).—m (S) Dressing up of a kathā or legend; embellishing it, during the narration of it, with the charms and arts of genius and elocution. Ex. haradāsānēṃ ka0 cāṅgalā kēlā. 2 Simple kathā (or bhagavadguṇānuvāda Recitation of the excellencies of Deity) without implication of dressing up; mere narration of a holy legend, or such legend; as ka0 kāya nighālā or kāya cālalā hōtā?
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkathārasa (कथारस).—m The excellence of a narrative.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKathārasa refers to: the sweetness of (this) speech Miln. 345.
Note: kathārasa is a Pali compound consisting of the words kathā and rasa.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.80 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 2.3.124 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 12.5 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Haribhakti-sudhodaya (by Tridandi Sri Bhakti Prajnan Yati Maharaj)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 47 - Uddhava’s Discourse on the Real Nature of the Lord < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
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