kaví 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.]