katha

Etymology

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

noun

  1. The recitation of a Hindu religious story.“A list of the common themes narrated in a katha would comprise of the kidnapping of a girl, battle, separation and epic and puranic events.”
  2. Such storytelling considered as a genre.
  3. A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.