Mahakavya, Mahākāvya, Maha-kavya: 12 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahākāvya (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 FassungMahākāvya (महाकाव्य):—n. ein grosses — , klassisches Dichtwerk.
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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Ends with: Balabharatamahakavya, Caitanyacaritamahakavya, Chaitanyacharitamahakavya, Durgavilasamahakavya, Hammiramahakavya, Padmanandamahakavya, Rajaprashastimahakavya, Rasasundaramahakavya, Shashivamshamahakavya, Tattvabodhamahakavya.
Full-text (+240): Suktaratnakara, Hammiracarita, Mahakavi, Sargabandha, Bharavi, Patalavijaya, Mahananda, Jambavatijaya, Svargarohana, Yamapala, Raghuvamsha, Rasasundaramahakavya, Rasabdhi, Sausthyena, Rasasundara, Vastu, Rukmangadiya, Arjunacarita, Raghunathabhyudaya, Rajaprashastimahakavya.
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Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
3. Harivijaya in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
Conclusion to Chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Is Vāsudevavijaya a Mahākāvya? < [Chapter 4 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Literary Appreciation]
Rāmavarmamahārājacaritra of Vaikkath Pāccu Mūttatu < [Chapter 1 - Śāstrakāvyas—A Brief Survey]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
1. The Author and works < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
3. Representation of Uthiyan Cheralathan in History < [Chapter 2 - Depiction of King Utiyan Ceralatan in History and Literature]
7. The Grand feast in Sanskrit Literature < [Chapter 1 - The Myth of Grand Feast]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Śiśupālavadha is an epic < [Introduction]
Knowledge of Arthaśāstra in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]
Date of the poet Māgha < [Introduction]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 3 - Mahākāvya and its features < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 4 - Sanskrit mahākāvyas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Education (6): Literature < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Commentaries on Amarakośa < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
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