Mahakavya, Mahākāvya, Maha-kavya: 12 definitions

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Mahakavya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

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[«previous next»] — Mahakavya in Sanskrit glossary

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

Mahākāvya (महाकाव्य):—(ma + 2. kā) n. ein grosses —, ein klassisches Dichtwerk [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.3,2,22.] [kāvyādarśa.1,14.] [PRATĀPAR. 19,a,3.] [Oxforder Handschriften 211,a,44.] Dieses ehrenvolle Prädicat erhalten folgende sechs Dichtungen: Raghuvaṃśa, Kumārasaṃbhava, Meghadūta, Śiśupālavadha, Kirātārjunīya und Naiṣadhacarita, [Colebrooke 2, 84.] Nach dem [Śabdakalpadruma] gehört auch das Bhaṭṭikāvya hierher.

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

Mahākāvya (महाकाव्य):—n. ein grosses — , klassisches Dichtwerk.

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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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