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Meanings of kāvya in anglès
Kāvya (Devanagari: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá) refers to the Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets flourishing between c.200 BCE and 1200 CE.This literary style, which includes both poetry and prose, is characterised by abundant usage of figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole to create its emotional effects.
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Examples for "sanskrit poetry"
Examples for "sanskrit poetry"
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The melodious lines flowed effortlessly from my pen, though never before had I attempted Sanskrit poetry.
2
Sanskrit Poetry; Epic; the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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Prominent everywhere in classical Sanskrit poetry, these elements of Nature luxuriate most of all in the drama.
Usage of kāvya in anglès
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They are entitled to eat the first portions of Havya and Kavya.
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Kavi or Kavya is another name of Sukra, the preceptor of the Daityas.
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From them flow sacrifices and Havya and Kavya, and milk and curds and ghee.
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Favoured by Brahman himself with boons, kine are auspicious and yielders of Havya and Kavya.
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The deities and the Pitris eat forever the Havya and the Kavya offered by such a creature.
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What need, therefore, be said of the gift of many such kine as yield Havya and Kavya in consequence of their full udders?
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