Asthanakavi, Āsthānakavi: 1 definition
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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀsthānakavi (ಆಸ್ಥಾನಕವಿ):—
1) [noun] a designated poet in the royal court of a king.
2) [noun] a title figuratively conferred on a poet, by a temple authority or, rarely, by a government.
3) [noun] (fig.) (derog.) a poet who seeks favour by flattering people in power; a sycophant poet.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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