1 A species of prose composition, a connected story or narrative; ākhyāyikā kathāvat syāt ka- vervaṃśādikīrtanaṃ. asyāmanyakavīnāṃ ca vṛttaṃ gadyaṃ kvacit kvacit. kathāṃśānāṃ vyavaccheda āśvāsa iti badhyate. āryāvaktrāpavaktrāṇāṃ chaṃdasā yena kenacit. anyāpadeśenāśvāsamukhe bhāvyarthasū- canaṃ. S. D. 568. Writers on Rheto- ric usually divide prose composi- tion into kathā and ākhyāyikā and make a distinction...