Kathā
Kathā,(f.) [fr.kath to tell or talk,see katheti; nearest synonym is lap,cp.vāc’âbhilāpa & sallāpa] 1.talk,talking,conversation A.I,130; PvA.39.So in antarā° D.I,179; Sn.p.107,115; cp.sallāpa.Also in tiracchāna° low,common speech,comprising 28 kinds of conversational talk a bhikkhu should not indulge in,enumd in full at D.I,7=178=III,36 & passim (e.g.S.V,419:corr.suddha° to yuddha°!; A.V,128=Nd2 192); ref.to at A.III,256; V,185; J.I,58; Pug.35.Similarly in gāma° Sn.922; viggāhikā k.A.IV,87; Sn.930.Ten good themes of conversation (kathā-vatthūni) are enumd at M.III,113=A.III,117=IV.357=V.67; Miln.344; similarly dhammī kathā A.II,51; IV,307; V,192; Sn.325; pavattanī k.A.I,151; yutta kathāyaṁ Sn.826; sammodanīyā k.in salutation formula s°ṁ k°ṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā D.I,52,108,etc.; A.V,185; Sn.419,pp.86,93,107,116.-- 2.speech,sermon,discourse,lecture Vin.I,203,290 (°ṁ karoti to discuss); A.III,174; 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; A.III,184; IV,186,209,213; DhA.I,6; VvA.66.-- 3.a (longer) story,often with vitthāra° an account in detail,e.g.PvA.19.bāhira° profane story KhA 48.-- 4.word,words,advice:°ṁ gaṇhāti to accept an advice J.II,173; III,424.-- 5.explanation,exposition,in aṭṭha° (q.v.),cp.gati° Ps.II,72.-- 6.discussion,in °vatthu (see below) Mhvs 5,138.--dukkathā harmful conversation or idle talk A.III,181; opp.su° A.III,182.--kathaṁ vaḍḍheti “to increase the talk,” to dispute sharply J.I,404; V,412.°ṁ samuṭṭhāpeti to start a conversation J.I,119; IV,73.-- At the end of cpds.(as adj.) °kathā e.g.chinna° Sn.711; ṭhita° DA.I,73; madhura° J.III,342; VI,255.
--âbhiññāṇa recollection due to speech Miln.78,79.--ojja (k°-udya,to vad) a dispute,quarrel Sn.825,828.--dhamma a topic of conversation DA.I,43.--nigghosa the sound of praise,flattery J.II,350.--pavatti the course of a conversation J.I,119; DhA.I,249; Mhbv 61.--pābhata subject of a conversation,story J.I,252,364.--bāhulla abundance of talk,loquacity A.IV,87.--magga narrative,account,history J.I,2.--rasa the sweetness of (this) speech Miln.345.--vatthu 1.subject of a discourse or discussion,argument M.I,372; II,127,132.There are 10 enumd at A.IV,352,357 (see kathā) and at Vism.19 as qualities of a kalyāṇa-mitta,referred to at A.V,67,129; Vism.127; DhA.IV,30.Three are given at D.III,220=A.I,197.°kusala well up in the subjects of discussion VvA.354.-- 2.N.of the fifth book of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka,the seven constituents of which are enumd at var.places (e.g.DA.I,17; Mhbv 94,where Kvu takes the 3rd place),see also J.P.T.S.1882,1888,1896.--samuṭṭhāna the arising of a discussion Mhvs 5,138.--samuṭṭhāpana starting a conversation J.I,119; III,278; DhA.I,250.--sampayoga conversational intercourse A.I,197.--sallāpa talk,conversation Vin.I,77; D.I,89 sq.,107 sq.; II,150; M.I,178; A.II,197; V,188; Ud.40; J.II,283; Miln.31; DA.I,276 (expld as kathanapaṭikathana); DhA.II,91 (°ṁ karoti) VvA.153.(Page 184)