Karkantha, Karkaṅṭha: 1 definition
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaKarkaṅṭha (कर्कङ्ठ) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Karakantha, is one of the place in the Uttarāpatha. It may be identified with the valley of Karakoram. As the Karachi is situated in the western India, so its identification with Karakaṇṭha will be hazardous. However the Karapatha or Karabagh as it is now called, on the right or the west bank of the Indus at the foot of the range locally called Nīli hill in the Bannu district may be. But the identification as an alternative with the Krakaṇtha by Rājaśekhara.
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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Starts with: Karkantam.
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