Kavitva: 10 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Kavitv.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kavitva (कवित्व) refers to the “power of poetic expression”.—The highest attainment is that of the Command itself (ājñāsiddhi). This is also called the Accomplishment of Speech (vācāsiddhi). [...] In one place in the Śrīmatottara] it is barely the first accomplishment of a series of thirteen attained progressively as the adept repeats a mantra an increasing number of times. As one of the minor accomplishments, the texts explain the nature of the Accomplishment of Speech variously. In one place it is listed just before the power of poetic expression (kavitva), which suggests that in this case it [i.e., vācāsiddhi] is simply the ability to speak well. It can also be understood to be, as its name implies, the power to accomplish anything one says.

Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Shaktism)

Kavitva (कवित्व, “eloquence”) refers to one of the various Siddhis (“supernatural powers”) according to the Siddhayogeśvarīmata: an ancient Sanskrit text devoted to cults of Goddesses as the Vidyāpīṭha or Vidyā Corpus.—Although Vedic rituals were a reliable way for the people of ancient India to fulfill their objectives, Tantric rites too claim to bring about the attainment of wishes. [...] In the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, the objectives of the rites are classified as siddhis [e.g., eloquence / poetic talent (kavitva)]. They belong to the category of supernatural phenomena and seem to be considerably different from the types of wish people expected to gain from the Vedic rituals that still remained within the sphere of everyday life.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kavitva (कवित्व).—

1) Intelligence; कविः कवित्वा दिवि रूपमासजत् (kaviḥ kavitvā divi rūpamāsajat) Ṛgveda 1.124.7.

2) Poetic skill.

Derivable forms: kavitvam (कवित्वम्).

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

Kavitva (कवित्व).—[kavi + tva], n. Poetic art, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 5, 18; pl. [Daśakumāracarita] 196, 5.

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

Kavitva (कवित्व).—[neuter] wisdom (also tvana), poetry, poetic talent.

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

1) Kavitva (कवित्व):—[=kavi-tva] [from kavi] n. intelligence, [Ṛg-veda x, 124, 7]

2) [v.s. ...] poetic skill or power or gift, [Daśakumāra-carita; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kavitva in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kavitva (कवित्व) [Also spelled kavitv]:—(nm) poetic content or quality; —[śakti] poetic faculty/power.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kavitva (ಕವಿತ್ವ):—[noun] = ಕವಿತೆ - [kavite -] 2.

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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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