kathaṁbhāgā

kathaṁbhāga

noun, feminine nominative plural (or accusative plural); a compound form

division of discourse
section of a sermon or teaching
part of a narrative

Built from

kathaṁ — stem · discourse, speech
Accusative singular of katha; literally 'speech' or 'narrative' (√kath-, to tell or speak).
bhāga — stem · part, portion, share
From √bhaj-, to divide or share; denotes a portion or section of a whole.

Analysis. kathaṁ (discourse, speech; accusative form of katha) + bhāga (part, share, portion). The compound refers to portions or divisions into which a discourse is broken.

Etymology. katha derives from √kath- (to speak, tell; cognate with English chat, Sanskrit katha). bhāga from √bhaj- (to share, divide; related to English behalf). Together they form a compound denoting narrative or doctrinal divisions in canonical texts.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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