harikatha

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noun

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.

OriginSanskrit हरि →
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Meanings

nounharikatha (plural harikathas)

plural harikathas

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Sanskritहरि“Hari”
  2. Englishharikatha

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

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