महाकाव्य

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • great or classical court poem, particularly as applied to Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, Kumārasambhava, and Meghadūta; Magha's Śiśupālavadha; Bharavi's Kirātārjunīya; and Śriharsha's Naiṣadhacarita; also sometimes to Bhaṭṭikāvya. (, ,)

Etymology

Compound from Sanskrit महत् (great) + Sanskrit काव्य (court poem, poem).

Origin

Sanskrit

काव्य

Gloss

court poem, poem

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