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    See also atikathaḥ.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 16.
    atikatha mfn. (-thaḥ-thā-thaṃ)

    1 Incredible, unworthy of belief or trust.

    2 Erring, deviating from the duties of a profession or cast. f. (-thā) Idle or unmeaning speech.

    E. ati excess or exceeding, and kathā speech: some works substitute for this word, itikatha q. v.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 14, col. 1.
    ati-katha (tha-thā-thaṃ) a. Incredible.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 32, col. 2.
    atikatha Tatpur. I. f. (-thā) Idle or unmeaning speech.

    II. m. f. n. (-thaḥ-thā-tham) 1 Incredible, unworthy of be-

    lief or trust. 2 Erring, deviating from the duties of a pro-

    fession or cast. E. ati and kathā. Some works substitute

    for this word the reading itikatha q. v., which seems to be

    the more correct form.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 13, col. 3.
    atikatha ati-katha or iti-katha, as, ā, am,

    past tradition or law, deviating from the rules of his

    caste, lawless; (see also under ati.)

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 12, col. 2.
    ati—katha a mfn. exaggerated
    p. 13, col. 2.
    ati-katha b mfn. transgressing tradition or law, deviating from the rules of caste (See also s.v. ati.)

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 13, col. 1.
    atikatha

    mfn. (-thaḥ-thā-thaṃ)

    1. Incredible, unworthy of belief or trust.
    2. Erring, deviating from the duties of a profession or cast.

    f. (-thā)
    Idle or unmeaning speech.

    E. ati excess or exceeding, and kathā
    speech: some words substitute for this word, itikatha q. v.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 13, col. 2.
    atikatha atikatha a. (kath) indicible, inénarrable;

    incroyable;

    qui s'écarte de ses devoirs.

    F. atikathā, hablerie.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 91.
    atikatha (ati + kathā) adj.

    1) übertrieben, unglaublich (aśraddheye) H. an. 4, 132.

    — b) für den kein Gesetz mehr besteht (naṣṭadharma) ebend.

    — Vgl. itikatha .

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 20, col. 1.
    *atikatha Adj.

    — 1) übertrieben , unglaublich.

    — 2) für den kein Gesetz mehr besteht.

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 98, col. 2.
    atikatha tri0 atikrāntaḥ kathām . kathanāyogye, aśraddheye,
    naṣṭe ca .