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kaviकविkaví mfn. (√ 1. kū cf. 2. kava, ā́kūta, ā́kūti, kāvya, [Naigh. iii, 15]; [Nir. xii, 13]; [Uṇ. iv, 138]) gifted with insight, intelligent, knowing, enlightened, wise, sensible, prudent, skilful, cunning
kaví (is), m. a thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader
a wise man, sage, seer, prophet
a singer, bard, poet (but in this sense without any technical application in the Veda), [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 8]; [KaṭhUp. iii, 14]; [MBh.]; [Bhag.]; [BhāgP.]; [Mn. vii, 49]; [R.]; [Ragh.]
N. of several gods, (esp.) of Agni, [RV. ii, 23, 1]; [x, 5, 3]; [iii, 5, 1]; [i, 31, 2]; [76, 5]
of Varuṇa, Indra, the Aśvins, Maruts, Ādityas
of the Soma
of the Soma priest and other sacrificers
(probably) N. of a particular poet
cf. áṅgiras ([Mn. ii, 151]) and uśánas ([Bhag. x, 37])
of the ancient sages or patriarchs (as spirits now surrounding the sun)
of the Ṛbhus (as skilful in contrivance)
of Pūṣan (as leader or guider)
N. of a son of Brahmā, [MBh. xiii, 4123], [4142]-[4150]
of Brahmā, [W.]
of a son of Bhṛgu and father of Śukra, [MBh. i, 2606] (cf. [3204]; [BhāgP. iv, 1, 45] and [Kull.] on [Mn. iii, 198])
that of Śukra (regent of the planet Venus and preceptor of the demons), [Rājat. iv, 495]
of the planet Venus, [NBD.]
of the sons of several Manus, [Hariv.]; [BhāgP.]; [VP.]
of a son of Kauśika and pupil of Garga, [Hariv.]
of a son of Ṛṣabha, [BhāgP.]
of Vālmīki, [L.]
a keeper or herd, [RV. vii, 18, 8]
(fig.) N. of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure, [TS. v, 11, 1, 2] (cf. kaváṣ)
the sun, [W.]
of various men
the soul in the Sāṃkhya philosophy Comm.
a cunning fighter, [L.]
an owl, [L.]
kaví (is or ī, [W.]), f. the bit of a bridle, [L.]
the reins (cf. kavikā), [W.]
a ladle (cf. kambi), [L.]
kavikāकविकाf. the bit of a bridle, [Mudr.]
N. of a flower (= kevikā-puṣya), [L.]
a sort of fish (commonly Kay), [Bhpr.] [cf. kavayī.]
kavikaकविकn. the bit of a bridle or the reins, [L.]
kavilaकविलg. pragady-ādi (for kaliva according to [Kāś.])
kavitāकविताkavi—tā f. poetry, ornate style (whether of verse or prose), [Bhartṛ.]; [Prasannar.]
a poem, [W.]
kavitṛकवितृkavi—tṛ v.l. for kavayitṛ, [L.]
kaviṭaकविटm. N. of a Ṛṣi.
kaviya. See kaví.
kaviyaकवियm. n. the bit of a bridle or the reins, [W.]
kavitvaकवित्वkavi—tvá n. intelligence, [RV. x, 124, 7]
poetic skill or power or gift, [Daś.]; [Sāh.]; [Vet.]
kavibhūmaकविभूमkavi—bhūma m. N. of a man.
kavicchadकविच्छद्kavi—cchád mfn. delighting (cf. √ chad) in wise men [‘causing pleasure to the wise’, [Sāy.]] [RV. iii, 12, 15.]
kavirājaकविराजkavi—rāja m. a king of poets, [Vām. iv, 1, 10]
N. of the author of the Rāghavapāṇḍavīya, [Bālar. viii, 20]
kavirathaकविरथkavi—ratha m. N. of a prince (son of Citraratha).
kavitamaकवितमkaví—tama (kaví-), mfn. wisest, [RV.]
kavitaraकवितरkaví—tara (kaví-), mfn. wiser, [RV.]; [AV.]
kavivṛdhaकविवृधkavi—vṛdhá mfn. prospering the wise, [RV. viii, 63, 4.]
kavibhaṭṭaकविभट्टkavi—bhaṭṭa m. N. of a poet.
kaviśastaकविशस्तkavi—śastá mfn. (and °ví-śasta, [ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 8]) (g. pravṛddhādi) pronounced by wise men, [RV.]
praised by wise men, [RV.]; [AV.]
kaviśikṣāकविशिक्षाkavi—śikṣā m. instruction for poets.
kavikramaकविक्रमkavi—krama m. N. of a wk. on metres
kavikratuकविक्रतुkaví—kratu (kaví-), mfn. having the insight of a wise man, full of discernment, wise (said of Agni and the Soma), [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.]
one who possesses wisdom or sacrifices, [Sāy.]
kavipriyāकविप्रियाkavi—priyā f. N. of wk. on rhetoric by Keśavadāsa.
kaviputraकविपुत्रkavi—putra m. N. of a dramatic author, [Mālav.]
kavitvanaकवित्वनkavi—tvaná n. wisdom, [RV. viii, 40, 3.]
kavivṛṣanकविवृषन्kavi—vṛṣan m. an eminent poet, [Bālar. vii, 7.]
kavibhūṣaṇaकविभूषणkavi—bhūṣaṇa m. N. of the son of Kavi-candra.
kavicandraकविचन्द्रkavi—candra m. N. of various authors (of the Kāvyacandrikā; of the Dhātu-candrikā; of the Ratnāvalī; of the Rāmacandra-campū; of the Śānti-candrikā; of the Sārala-harī grammar; of a book named Stavāvali).
kavijyeṣṭhaकविज्येष्ठkavi—jyeṣṭha m. ‘oldest of poets’, N. of Vālmīki (author of the Rāmāyaṇa), [L.]
kavilāśikāकविलाशिकाkavi—lāśikā ([W.]) or kavi—lāsikā ([L.]), f. a kind of lute.
kavilāsikāकविलासिकाkavi—lāśikā ([W.]) or kavi—lāsikā ([L.]), f. a kind of lute.
kavitāvaliकवितावलिf. N. of an anthology
kavidarpaṇaकविदर्पणkavi—darpaṇa m. ‘poet's mirror’, N. of wk. by Raghu.
kavikarpaṭīकविकर्पटीkavi—karpaṭī f. N. of wk. on prosody.
kavimaṇḍanaकविमण्डनkavi—maṇḍana m. N. of Sambhu-bhaṭṭa.
kavirahasyaकविरहस्यkavi—rahasya n. ‘secret of the learned’, N. of a collection of roots by Halāyudha.
kavitāśaktiकविताशक्तिkavitā—śakti f. poetic talent, [MW.]
kavitāvedinकवितावेदिन्kavitā—vedin mfn. ‘understanding poesy’, wise, learned
a poet, genius, [W.]
kavivallabhaकविवल्लभkavi—vallabha m. N. of the son of Kavi-candra.
kavipraśastaकविप्रशस्तkavi—praśastá mfn. esteemed or praised by sages, [RV. v, 1, 8.]
kavirājayatiकविराजयतिkavi—rāja—yati m. N. of a man
kavirāmāyaṇaकविरामायणkavi—rāmāyaṇa m. N. of Vālmīki (for rāmāyaṇa-kavi).
kavikaṇṭhahāraकविकण्ठहारkavi—kaṇṭha-hāra m. ‘poet's necklace’, N. of a work on rhetoric, [L.]
kavikalpalatāकविकल्पलताkavi—kalpa-latā f. N. of wk. on rhetoric by Devendra.
kavikarṇapūraकविकर्णपूरkavi—karṇa-pūrṇakavi—karṇa-pūra m. N. of a poet.
kavirājabhikṣuकविराजभिक्षुkavi—rāja—bhikṣu m. N. of a man
kavitārahasyaकवितारहस्यkavitā—rahasya n. ‘the secret of style’, N. of wk. on rhetoric
kavijanaśevadhiकविजनशेवधिkavi—jana-śevadhi N. of a lexicon
kavijanavinodaकविजनविनोदkavi—jana-vinoda m. ‘delight of wise men’, N. of wk.
kavikalpadrumaकविकल्पद्रुमkavi—kalpa-druma m. N. of a metrical collection of roots written by Vopa-deva.
kavirājakautukaकविराजकौतुकkavi—rāja—kautuka m. N. of wk.
kavitāmṛtakūpaकवितामृतकूपkavi°tāmṛta-kūpa m. ‘well of nectar of poetry’, N. of a modern collection of verses
kavicakravartinकविचक्रवर्तिन्kavi—cakra-vartin m. N. of Pūrṇānanda.
kavikaṇṭhābharaṇaकविकण्ठाभरणkavi—kaṇṭhābharaṇa n. N. of a wk. on rhet. by Kṣemendra
kavitāratnākaraकवितारत्नाकरkavitā-ratnākara m. N. of a poem
kavikamalasadmanकविकमलसद्मन्kavi—kamala-sadman m. ‘lotus-seat of poets’, N. of Brahmā (cf. kamala) as the supporter of poets, [Prasannar.]
kavitārkikasiṃhaकवितार्किकसिंहkavi—tārkika-siṃha m. ‘lion of poets and philosophers’, N. of Veṅkaṭa-nātha.
kavitvaratnākaraकवित्वरत्नाकरkavi—tva—ratnākara m. ‘jewel-mine of poesy’, N. of a modern work on rhetoric.
kavirājavasuṃdharaकविराजवसुंधरkavi—rāja—vasuṃdhara m. N. of a man.
kaviratnapuruṣottamamiśraकविरत्नपुरुषोत्तममिश्रkavi—ratna-puruṣottama-miśra m. N. of a man.