Bhavayitri, Bhāvayitṛ, Bhāvayitrī: 4 definitions
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Bhavayitri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Bhāvayitṛ can be transliterated into English as Bhavayitr or Bhavayitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Bhāvayitrī (भावयित्री ) refers to one of the two types of pratibhā (poetic intuition) according to Rājaśekhara: the author of the kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Rājaśekhara says that pratibhā is the main cause of poetry. According to him there are two types of pratibhā, called kārayitrī and bhāvayitrī .
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāvayitṛ (भावयितृ).—a. A protector, promoter; क्रोधो हन्ता मनुष्याणां क्रोधो भावयिता पुनः (krodho hantā manuṣyāṇāṃ krodho bhāvayitā punaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.29.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvayitṛ (भावयितृ).—[masculine] cherisher, promoter.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhāvayitrī (ಭಾವಯಿತ್ರೀ):—[noun] (rhet.) the ability or talent of a person who can compassionately understand and appreciate the sentiments of a literary or art work, with keen discrimination.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhavayitri-pratibha.
Ends with: Abhavayitri, Nyagbhavayitri, Paribhavayitri, Prabhavayitri, Sambhavayitri, Udbhavayitri.
Full-text: Abhavayitri, Bhavyitri, Udbhavayitri, Prabhavayitri, Nyagbhavayitri, Sambhavayitri, Karayitri, Pratibha.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.3b - Divisions of Pratibhā (poetic genious) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Chapter 6 - Major findings and Concluding observations
Part 3.6 - Distinguish between Pratibhā and Vyutpatti < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 1.5 < [Chapter 1 - The Purpose of Poetry]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3e. Some epithets of Sarasvatī in the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 3 - The Rivers in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
3. The Concept of Pratibhā in Indian Poetics < [Chapter 4 - The Concept of Pratibhā and its Implications]
Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) (by Shreebas Debnath)