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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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Overview of all Kavya books:

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Canonical texts (with English translation)

Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) by Somadeva
1,023,469 words
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) by Ramendra Mohan Bose
268,661 words
Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) by Saradaranjan Ray
183,257 words
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha by Krishna Kanta Handiqui
159,632 words
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) by C. Sankara Rama Sastri
120,182 words
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) by Bidhubhusan Goswami
117,274 words
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi
99,373 words
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam by Pankaj L. Jani
82,365 words
Harsha-charita by E. B. Cowell
81,679 words
Rama-caritabdhi-ratna of Nityananda Shastri by Satya Vrat Shastri
75,230 words
Vasantavilasa of Balachandra Suri (translation and study) by R. T. Bhat
56,884 words
Bhishma Charitra by Kartik Pandya
48,028 words

Essays, Studies and other Academic publications

Bhasa (critical and historical study) by A. D. Pusalker
190,426 words
Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study) by S. Subramania Iyer
172,221 words
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) by S. W. Chitale
109,498 words
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa by Dhrubajit Sarma
94,519 words
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) by R. Laxmi
94,004 words
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah
67,792 words
Society as depicted in the Chaturbhani (study) by Mridusmita Bharadwaj
64,215 words
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) by Arpana Devi
60,954 words
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) by Antara Chakravarty
58,556 words
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) by G. D. Jayalakshmi
58,344 words
Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study) by Manisha Misra
56,963 words
Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study) by Pranesh R. Archak
56,897 words
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
54,976 words
Malatimadhava (study) by Jintu Moni Dutta
52,468 words
Kadambari Studies (on the basis of Bhanuchandra) by Jayanti Tripathy
46,487 words
Varadambika-parinaya Campu (Study) by Bhagavant. L. Nadoni
45,770 words
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) by Nurima Yeasmin
41,386 words
Annadatri-carita (study) by Sarannya V.
34,082 words

Canonical texts (in original language)

Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit] by C. H. Tawney
226,424 words
Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha [sanskrit]
35,982 words
Naishadha-charita [sanskrit] by K.K. Handiqui
29,064 words
Panchatantra [sanskrit] by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha
13,828 words
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