Kāvya
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title:
Kāvya
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Kāvya 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 characteristic emotional effects. The result is a short lyrical work, court epic, narrative or dramatic work. Kāvya can refer to the style or the completed body of literature. Aśvaghoṣa, a philosopher and poet consi
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Sanskrit genre of literary poetry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81vya
date created:
2006-05-28T11:30:35Z
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2024-09-07T11:58:00Z
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