Nalikabana, Nalikābāṇa, Nalika-bana: 1 definition

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Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Nalikābāṇa (नलिकाबाण) is another name for Nālīka: an “arrow”, as is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 2.28.—According to Nārāyaṇa, Nālīka refers to “a thin arrow shot through a tube” (nalikā). See 21.151, where also nalikā and nālīka are used. Vidyādhara explains nālīkā as nalikābāṇa.

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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’.

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