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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Dolāyita (दोलायित) refers to “swung” (from a gold trident), according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 224).—Accordingly, “[From afar] Candrāpīḍa first sees a ‘crimson ensign’, inscribing the sky with a gold trident, from which swung (dolāyita) a terrifying bell making a raucous clanging that dangled down from an iron chain attached to the tip, arranged with a yak-tail whisk as splendid as a lion’s mane”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dolāyita (दोलायित).—a. Swung, shaken, oscillating &c.

See also (synonyms): dolita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dolāyita (दोलायित):—[from dolāya > dola] mfn. swung about, rocking

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dolāyita (दोलायित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Swung.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dolāyita (दोलायित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ḍolāia, Dolāiya.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dolāyita (दोलायित):—(a) see [dolita].

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Starts with: Dolayitashravanakundala.

Ends with: Amdolayita.

Full-text: Dolayitashravanakundala, Dolita, Dolaia, Dolaiya, Dolay.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Dolayita, Dolāyita; (plurals include: Dolayitas, Dolāyitas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)

Part 3.11 - Nature of Vākya (sentence) and their types < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]

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