Etymology

harikatha

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Today it means: A form of Hindu religious discourse in which the storyteller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic. Full definition →

Sanskrit हरि
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromहरि“Hari”
  2. English todayharikatha

From Sanskrit हरि (hari, “Hari”) + कथा (kathā, “story”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritहरि all →

harHariHarikambhoji

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