1 Speaking, declaration, making known, relation, communi- cation; itthaṃbhūtākhyāne P. I. 4. 90; rāmasaṃdeśaº Rām.

2 Allusion to some old tale; ākhyānaṃ pūrvavṛttoktiḥ S. D.; (e. g. deśaḥ so'yamarātiśoṇitajalairyasminhradāḥ pū- ritāḥ Ve. 3. 31).

3 A tale, story; espe- cially, a legendary story, legend; apsarāḥ purūravasaṃ cakama ityākhyānavida- ācakṣate Māl. 2; Ms. 3. 232.

4 A legendary work such as the Mahā-...