Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c81.s1.8

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³ See above p. 57. The varieties of *kathā* mentioned by Hemacandra are *ākhyāna*, *nidarśana*, *pravahlikā*, *matallikā*, *maṇikulyā*, *parikathā*, *khaṇḍakathā*, *sakalakathā* and *upakathā* (pp. 338 f). The last three are also admitted by Ānandavardhana (p. 141) and defined by Abhinava. The *Agni-purāṇa* 337, 20 defines *kathānikā*.