Kathasara, Kathāsāra: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kathasara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKathāsāra (कथासार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. 2780.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKathāsāra (ಕಥಾಸಾರ):—[noun] a brief summary of a novel; the substance or essence of a novel, story, etc.; a precis.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Brihatkathasara, Dashakumarakathasara, Kadambarikathasara, Mudrarakshasakathasara, Ramayanakathasara.
Full-text: Mudrarakshasakathasamgraha, Ramayanakathaprashna.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 1 - Vararuci—The author and the date of the play (Ubhayābhisārikā) < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
Dandin's Method of Narration < [October - December 1975]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Part 7 - Age of compilation < [Preface]
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5 - Some prominent Kashmiri Sanskrit poets < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 4 - Sanskrit mahākāvyas < [Chapter I - Introduction]