Poetry, Poetic, Poetical: 9 definitions
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Poetry means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Poetics refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Vishnudharmottara Purana contains different aspects of knowledge. Along with the narratives, this work bears immense information in various fields of study. [...] The third khanda contains 118 chapters which are dedicated to various contents such as Sanskrit and Prakrit Grammar, Lexicology, Metrics, Poetics, Dance, Drama, Music, Painting, Iconography, Architecture etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Poetry is denoted by the Sanskrit term Kavita, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Not by studying the doctrines of scriptural exegesis, logic, planets and mathematics, nor by the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Dharmaśāstras [and the like]; not even by lexicons nor metre, grammar, poetry (kavita) nor rhetoric; the sage's attainment of the highest reality is gained only from the oral teachings of his own Guru. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Poetry refers to one of the “Ten Sciences” (in Tibetan: rig gnas bcu) which were taught by Śākyaśrī to Sakya Pandita (Sapan).—[...] At the age of twenty-three, Sakya Pandita (1182–1251) met the great Kashmiri pandit Śākyaśrī. With the great pandit and his disciples, Saṅghaśrī, Sugataśrī, and Dānaśīla, he trained completely in the ten sciences [e.g., poetry]. At the age of twenty-seven, he took full ordination from the great Kashmiri pandit.
Poetry as one of the “Five Major Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas chen po lnga) forms part of the “Ten Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas bcu), or fields of knowledge. The term “craftsmanship” is known in Sanskrit as Kāvya and in Tibetan as snyan ngag.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Poetry refers to the “speech the soul”.—Well-known Kashmiri rhetoricians like Mammata, the author of the Kavya-Prakasa, had said that one of the purposes of Kavya or Poetry was to teach the art of life (Vyavahara-vide). Kavya or Poetry was defined as “speech the soul of which is Rasa”. There were in all eight Rasas or sentiments; Shringara (love), Hasya (merriment), Karuna (pathos), Raudra (wrath), Vira (martial), Bhayanaka (terror), Bibhatsa (repulsion), Adbhuta (marvel), which were the essence of poetry.
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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Full-text (+5535): Kavya, Kavita, Kavitva, Dhvani, Chandas, Shringara, Adbhutarasa, Sahitya, Kabba, Camatkara, Kavi, Kaveyya, Rasaprabandha, Upakshepa, Rasa, Bhayanaka, Sahityashastra, Dhvanita, Raudra, Navarasa.
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Search found 411 books and stories containing Poetry, Poetic, Poetical, Poetics; (plurals include: Poetries, Poetics, Poeticals, Poeticses). 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)
Chapter 6 - Major findings and Concluding observations
Part 3.3a - Nature of Pratibhā (poetic genious) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Introduction to Kāvyaśāstra and Alaṃkāraśāstra < [Chapter 3 - Contribution of Rājaśekhara to Sanskrit Poetics]
Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
Chapter 58 - Development of Oriya lyrics (till 1850 A.D.) < [Part 4 - Language, Literature and Education]
Chapter 54 - Contribution of Utkal to Sanskrit literature (a general survey) < [Part 4 - Language, Literature and Education]
Chapter 56 - Description of Upendra Bhanja < [Part 4 - Language, Literature and Education]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3.1. Purpose of poetry according to Kuntaka < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
Origin and development of Sanskrit poetics < [Introduction]
Form and Essence in Poetry < [December 1939]
Thought in Poetry < [October 1952]
Objective Correlative as Technique of Suggestion < [October – December, 1978]
Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History (by Zoltán Biedermann)
The Sanskrit cosmopolis and the Kavya-darsha in Sri Lanka < [Chapter 4 - Medieval Pali literary theory]
The cosmopolitan care for language and the Subodhalankara < [Chapter 4 - Medieval Pali literary theory]
Introduction < [Chapter 4 - Medieval Pali literary theory]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
4: Content of the work (Kāvyālaṃkārasūtra-vṛtti) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
14: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Mammaṭa (11th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
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