kavya

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noun

A highly artificial Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets in the early centuries AD.

OriginSanskrit काव्य →
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Meanings

nounkavya (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecommunicationsA highly artificial Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets in the early centuries AD.
  2. broadlyuncountablepoetry (especially in a classical style) in the literatures of India's modern languages

Origin

  1. Sanskritकाव्य
  2. Englishkavya

From Sanskrit काव्य (kāvyá).

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