Mahakavi, Mahākavi, Maha-kavi: 13 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Kavya
2. Kavyashastra
India history
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Nepali
3. Pali
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Introduction:

Mahakavi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.

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In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Mālatīmādhava of Bhavabhūti

Mahākavi (महाकवि) is the name of one of the ancestors of Bhavabhūti.—In this family, with such illustrious ancestors a person was born, whose name was Mahākavi. Bhavabhūti was the fifth in descent from him.

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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’.

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study

Mahākavi (महाकवि) refers to the composer of a Mahākāvya.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Mahākavi.—(CII 4), ‘great poet’; title. Note: mahākavi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

Mahākavi (महाकवि) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Mahākavi) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahākavi (महाकवि).—

1) a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि (kālidāsa, bhavabhūti, bāṇa, bhāravi) &c.

2) an epithet of Śukra.

Derivable forms: mahākaviḥ (महाकविः).

Mahākavi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and kavi (कवि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahākavi (महाकवि).—m.

(-viḥ) 1. An epithet of Sukra. 2. A classical poet.

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

Mahākavi (महाकवि).—[masculine] great poet.

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

1) Mahākavi (महाकवि):—[=mahā-kavi] [from mahā > mah] m. a great or classical poet, [Piṅgala Scholiast, i.e. halāyudha] [commentator or commentary] (cf. -kāvya)

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śukra, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahakavi 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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mahākavi (महाकवि):—n. great poet (a title for Bhanubhakta Acharya);

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

mahākavi (မဟာကဝိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+kavi]
[မဟန္တ+ကဝိ]

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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