kāvya काव्य kāvyá mfn. (fr. kaví), endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet, descended or coming from a sage, prophetic, inspired, poetical, [RV. i, 117, 12]; [viii, 8, 11]; [VS.]; [AV.] [id., [RV. v, 39, 5]; [x, 144, 2]; [VS.]] kāvyá mf(A)n. coming from or uttered by the sage Uśanas, [Parāś.]; [MBh. ii, 2097] kāvyá (ás), m. (gaṇa kurv-ādi) a patr. of Uśanas, [RV.]; [TS.] &c. kāvyá mf(A)n. of the planet Śukra, [VarBṛS.]; [Sarvad.] kāvyá (ās), m. pl. poems, [MBh. ii, 453] a class of Manes, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [Mn. iii, 199] the descendants of Kavi, [VP.] kā́vya (am), n. wisdom, intelligence, prophetic inspiration, high power and art (often in pl.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr. xi] a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa), [R.]; [Sāh.] &c. term for the first tetrastich in the metre Ṣaṭ-pada a kind of drama of one act, [Sāh. 546] a kind of poem (composed in Sanskṛt interspersed with Prākṛt), [Sāh. 563] happiness, welfare, [L.] kāvyatā काव्यता kāvya—tā f. the being a poetical composition, [Sāh.] kāvyatva काव्यत्व kāvya—tva n. id., [ib.] kāvyadevī काव्यदेवी kāvya—devī f. N. of a princess who erected a statue of Śiva called Kāvya-devīśvara. kāvyarasa काव्यरस kāvya—rasa m. the flavour or sweetness of poetry, [ŚārṅgP.] kāvyasudhā काव्यसुधा kāvya—sudhā f. N. of a Comm. on a work on artificial poems. kāvyabandha काव्यबन्ध kāvya—bandha m. a poetical work, poem, [Sāh.] kāvyacaurya काव्यचौर्य kāvya—caurya n. plagiarism, [L.] kāvyagoṣṭhī काव्यगोष्ठी kāvya—goṣṭhī f. a conversation on poetry, [Kād.] kāvyahāsya काव्यहास्य kāvya—hāsya n. a farce. kāvyakartṛ काव्यकर्तृ kāvya—kartṛ m. a poet, [Subh.] kāvyaliṅga काव्यलिङ्ग kāvya—liṅga n. a kind of Alaṃkāra or figure of rhetoric in which a statement is explained or made clearer by giving the reason for it, [Kpr. x, 28.] kāvyaratna काव्यरत्न kāvya—ratna n. N. of wk. kāvyaśāstra काव्यशास्त्र kāvya—śāstra n. N. of a short work on poetics. kāvyarasika काव्यरसिक kāvya—°rasika mfn. having a taste for poetical compositions, [Śrut.] kāvyavilāsa काव्यविलास kāvya—vilāsa m. N. of wk. kāvyalakṣaṇa काव्यलक्षण kāvya—lakṣaṇa n. illustration of poetry or rhetoric. kāvyamīmāṃsā काव्यमीमांसा kāvya—mīmāṃsā f. theory of poetry, [Sarvad.] N. of wk. on it. kāvyapradīpa काव्यप्रदीप kāvya—pradīpa m. N. of a Comm. on the Kāvyaprakāśa. kāvyaprakāśa काव्यप्रकाश kāvya—prakāśa m. ‘illustration of poetry’, N. of a work on rhetoric or the composition of artificial poems by Mammaṭa kāvyarākṣasa काव्यराक्षस kāvya—rākṣasa n. N. of an artificial poem. kāvyasaṃhāra काव्यसंहार kāvya—saṃhāra m. the benediction pronounced at the end of a play, [Sāh.] kāvyacandrikā काव्यचन्द्रिका kāvya—candrikā f. N. of wk. on artificial poems by Kavi-candra another work on the same subject by Nyāya-vāgīśa, [L.] kāvyakāmadhenu काव्यकामधेनु kāvya—kāma-dhenu f. N. of a Comm. by Vopa-deva on his work called Kavi-kalpadruma. kāvyasaṃgraha काव्यसंग्रह kāvya—saṃgraha m. N. of wk. kāvyakalpalatā काव्यकल्पलता kāvya—kalpa-latā f. N. of wk. on artificial poems kāvyamīmāṃsaka काव्यमीमांसक kāvya—mīmāṃsaka m. a rhetorician Comm. on [Śak.] kāvyasaṃjīvanī काव्यसंजीवनी kāvya—saṃjīvanī f. N. of wk. kāvyaprakāśaṭīkā काव्यप्रकाशटीका kāvya—prakāśa—ṭīkā f. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyasārasaṃgraha काव्यसारसंग्रह kāvya—sāra-saṃgraha m. N. of wk. kāvyaprakāśadīpikā काव्यप्रकाशदीपिका kāvya—prakāśa—dīpikā f. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyakalpalatāvṛtti काव्यकल्पलतावृत्ति kāvya—kalpa-latā—vṛtti f. a Comm. by Amara-candra on the last work kāvyaprakāśamañjarī काव्यप्रकाशमञ्जरी kāvya—prakāśa—mañjarī f. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyaprakāśapradīpa काव्यप्रकाशप्रदीप kāvya—prakāśa—pradīpa m. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyaprakāśasaṃketa काव्यप्रकाशसंकेत kāvya—prakāśa—saṃketa m. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyaprakāśanidarśana काव्यप्रकाशनिदर्शन kāvya—prakāśa—nidarśana n. N. of commentary on Mammaṭa's work. kāvyakalpalatāvṛttiparimala काव्यकल्पलतावृत्तिपरिमल kāvya—kalpa-latā—vṛtti-parimala m. another Comm. on the preceding work.