Kavita, Kavitā: 18 definitions

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Kavita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Kavita has 16 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kavitā (कविता):—(von kavi) f. Dichterthum, Dichtkunst R. Einl. sukavitā yadyasti rājyena kim [Bhartṛhari 2, 18.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 67, 4.] kavitāvedin ein Kenner der Dichtkunst, Dichter [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] (kavivedin ist bloss Druckfehler, wie man schon aus der Reihenfolge ersehen kann; die richtige Form hat [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]). kavitāmṛtakūpa Titel einer neueren Sammlung von Sprüchen [Bibliothecae sanskritae 301.]

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Kaviṭa (कविट):—s. u. kavaṣin .

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Kavitā (कविता):—, kā vidyā kavitāṃ vinā [PRASAṄGĀBH.7,a.] [Spr. 5219.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kaviṭa (कविट):—m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi.

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Kavitā (कविता):—f. Dichterthum , Dichtkunst [Indische sprüche 7627.7781.] [Jayadeva's Prasannarāghava 4,11.]

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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