Udayasundarikatha, Udayasundarīkathā, Udayasundari-katha: 1 definition

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In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

Udayasundarīkathā (उदयसुन्दरीकथा) is a Campū in eight Ucchvāsas, it is named after the heroine, the Nāga princess Udayasundarī. The hero of the story is Malayavāhana, a king of Pratiṣṭhāna on the bank of the river Godāvarī. The union of the heron and the heroine forms the theme of the story.

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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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