Mahakavi, Mahākavi, Maha-kavi: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
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.
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)
Mahākavi (महाकवि) refers to the composer of a Mahākāvya.
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
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.
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.
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
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).
Mahākavi (महाकवि).—m.
(-viḥ) 1. An epithet of Sukra. 2. A classical poet.
Mahākavi (महाकवि).—[masculine] great poet.
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)]
Mahākavi (महाकवि):—[(ma + ka)] m. ein grosser —, ein klassischer Dichter (wie Kālidāsa, Māgha, Bhāravi, Śrīharṣa) [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 195. fg. 342. 425.] [ Kunde des Morgenlandes 3, 301.] [MUIR, Stenzler 2, 56.] Beiname Śukra’s [HALL 18.] — Vgl. mahākāvya .
Mahākavi (महाकवि):—m. —
1) ein grosser , — klassischer Dichter. —
2) Beiname Śukra's.
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
Mahākavi (महाकवि):—n. great poet (a title for Bhanubhakta Acharya);
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
mahākavi (မဟာကဝိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+kavi]
[မဟန္တ+ကဝိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahākavi—
(Burmese text): မြတ်သောပညာရှိ။
(Auto-Translation): Noble scholar.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kavi, Maha, Mahanta.
Starts with (+0): Mahakavi subandhu, Mahakavicakravartin.
Full-text (+0): Mahakavi subandhu, Hrittoshini, Makakavi, Bandhakaumudi, Nicula, Caturhotar, Vrittacintaratna, Miga, Bhavabhuti.
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Search found 54 books and stories containing Mahakavi, Mahākavi, Maha-kavi, Mahā-kavi, Mahanta-kavi; (plurals include: Mahakavis, Mahākavis, kavis). 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 6 - Haraṇa (Plagiarism) < [Chapter 3 - Contribution of Rājaśekhara to Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 8.14 - Characteristics of Grīṣma-kāla (summer season) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 6.1 - Originality and Plagiarism < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Part 1 - Poets mentioned in the Yasastilaka < [Chapter 18 - Quotations nad References]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 252 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 351 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 1]
Page 613 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Sri Sri - The Icon of the Progressive Movement < [October – December, 2008]
Reviews < [August 1948]
Mahakavi Viswanadha Satyanarayana < [January – March, 2004]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Ardhanārīśvara Dīkṣita and the Birth of Samayin Śrīvidyā < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The sites of Multilingual Literary production in Nāyaka-period South India < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.42 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]