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Kavya (poetry)

Source: academia.edu: Gleanings from Atula’s Musikavamsa

Kunnu in Malayalam, Kunnu means a mountain;—Cf. Kunneru, identified with Acalapattanam (“the city of hill”), the name of an ancient city establish by king Āryagupta, according to the historical poem Mūṣikavaṃśa by Atula dealing with the royal lineage of North Kerala in roughly 1000 verses.—Many places of North Kerala can be identified from the descriptions of Atula. [...] King Āryagupta is mentioned as having established Acalapattanam, “the city of hill” which is at present identified as the Village Kunneru (in Malayalam, Kunnu means a mountain), situated near the Eli mountain, king Rājavarman is said to have established a huge Jaina Vihāra.

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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’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kunnu.—(Chamba), also called kunu; a land measure. Note: kunnu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Starts with: Kunnur.

Ends with: Zukunnu.

Full-text: Kunu, Kunneru, Aryagupta, Acalapattanam, Acalapattana.

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