Punyahavidhi, Puṇyāhavidhi, Punyaha-vidhi: 1 definition
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaPuṇyāhavidhi (पुण्याहविधि) or Puṇyāha or Śāntipuṇyāha refers to a “ceremonial rite performed on an occasion like a marriage or birth to remove the influence of unfavourable planets from the auspicious day”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 15.13.—Cf. Haradatta on Gautamadharmasūtra 2.2.17. In our poem the occasion is Damayantī’s marriage. Cf. Anargharāghava 2.33. [...] Cf. also Brahmapurāṇa 72.15.
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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Partial matches: Vidhi, Punyaha.
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