cl.10 P. (Epic also A1.) kathayati- (-te-) Aoristacakathat- () and acīkathat- (), to converse with any one (instrumental case,sometimes with saha-) ; to tell, relate, narrate, report, inform, speak about, declare, explain, describe (with accusative of the thing or person spoken about) etc. ; to announce, show, exhibit, bespeak, betoken etc. ; to order, command ; to suppose, state : Passive voicekathyate-, to be called, be regarded or considered as, pass for ; ([fr. katham-,"to tell the how"; confer, compareGothic qvithan; Old High German quethanandquedan; English quothandquote.])
कथ् 1 U. (कथयति-ते, कथित) 1 To tell, relate, narrate, communicate (usually with dat. of person); राममिष्वसनदर्शनोत्सुकं मैथिलाय कथयांबभूव सः R.11.37. -2 To declare, state, mention; अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति ते$व्ययाम् Bg.2.34; R.11.15. -3 To converse, talk with, hold conversation with; कथयित्वा सुमन्त्रेण सह
Rām. -4 To indicate, betray, bespeak, show; V.1.6; Māl.8.1; आकारसदृशं चेष्टितमेवास्य कथयति Ś.7. -5 To describe, relate; किं कथ्यते श्रीरुभयस्य तस्य Ku.7.78; कथाच्छलेन बालानां नीतिस्तदिह कथ्यते H. Pr.8; Pt.4.37. -6 To inform, give information about, complain against; Mk.3. -7 to denounce. -8 To suppose. -9 To praise, narrate devotedly; भुवि त्वां कथयन्तो हि सिद्धिमेष्यन्ति राघव Rām.7.82.12. -Pass. (कथ्यते) 1 To be called. -2 To be regarded or considered as.
verb (class 4 ātmanepada) to abuse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to boast (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to celebrate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to coax (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to flatter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to mention with praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to revile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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