neuter · akkhāna 1 · akkhāna 2
Akkhāna Ākhyāna (neuter) [Sanskrit ākhyāna] telling stories, recitation; tale, legend D I 6 (= Sv I 84: Bhārata-Rāmāyanādi); III 183; M I 503; III 167; Saddh 237. — preaching, teaching Nidd I 91 (dhamm'akkhāna). The 5th Veda Ja V 450. (vedam akkhāna-pañcamaṃ; commentary: itihāsa-pañcamaṃ veda-catukkaṃ). — The spelling ākhyāna also occurs (q.v.). {3}
telling, announcing, teaching; a tale, a recitation, a legend
(nt, nt, act, from akkhāti) announcing; telling Construction: ā + √khā + ana
(nt, nt, act, from akkhāti) storytelling; recitation of tales Construction: ā + √khā + ana