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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. काव्यkāvyaa.Possessed of the qualities of a sage or a poet.

    [कवि-यण्]

    1. Possessed of the qualities of a sage or a poet.
    2. Praiseworthy, fit to be described
    3. Prophetic, inspired, poetical; अशंसीत् काव्यः कविः Rv.8.8.11.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -व्यः Name of Śukra, preceptor of the Asuras; Mb.1.76.6; दानवेन्द्रैर्हतं दूरात् काव्यः कचमजीवयत् Bm.1.289.

    • -व्या

      1. Intelligence.
      2. A female fiend;

    • -व्याः Masculine (Plural) A class of manes; Ms.3.199.

    • -व्यम्

      1. A poem; महाकाव्यम्; मेघदूतं नाम काव्यम् etc.
      2. Poetics, poetry, a poetical composition. (काव्य is defined by writers on Poetics in different ways; तददोषौ शब्दार्थौ सगुणावनलङ्कृती पुनः क्वापि K. Parasmaipada1; वाक्यं रसात्मकं काव्यम् S. D.1; रमणीयार्थप्रतिपादकः शब्दः काव्यम् R. G.; शरीरं तावदिष्टार्थव्यवच्छिन्ना पदावली Kāv.1.1; निर्दोषा लक्षणवती सरीतिर्गुणभूषिता । सालङ्काररसाऽनेकवृत्तिर्वाक् काव्यनामभाक् ॥ Chandr.1.7.)
      3. Happiness, welfare.
      4. Wisdom; काव्यानि वदतां तेषां संयच्छामि वहामि च Mb.12.124.34.
      5. Inspiration. (The purposes of a Kāvya as mentioned by Mammaṭa are: काव्यं यशसेऽर्थकृते व्यवहारविदे शिवेतरक्ष- तये । सद्यःपरनिर्वृतये कान्तासंमिततयोपदेशयुजे ॥ K. Parasmaipada1.) -Compound

    • -अर्थः a poetical thought or idea. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआपत्तिः Necessary conclusion; a figure of speech; Kuval.59. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचौरः a robber of the ideas of another poet, a plagiarist; यदस्य दैत्या इव लुण्ठनाय काव्यार्थचौराः प्रगुणीभवन्ति Vikr.1.11.

    • -अलङ्कारः Name of a work on poetics by Vāmana.

    • -आदर्शः Name of a work on poetics by Daṇḍin.

    • -चौरः a stealer of other men's poems.

    • -प्रकाशः Name of a work on Rhetorics by Mammaṭa.

    • -मीमांसकः a rhetorician, critic.

    • -मीमांसा Name of a work on Rhetorics by Rāja- śekhara.

    • -रसिक Adjective one who has a taste for and can appreciate the beauties of poetry.

    • -लिङ्गम् Poetic Reason, a figure of speech; thus defined: काव्यलिङ्गं हेतो- र्वाक्यपदार्थता K. Parasmaipada1; Exempli gratia, for example जितोऽसि मन्द कन्दर्प मच्चित्तेऽस्ति त्रिलोचनः Chandr.5.119.

    • -हास्यम् a farce.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. काव्यkāvya[kâvyá] a. having the qualities of or coming from sages.
    1. [kâvyá] adjective having the qualities of or coming from sages.
    2. [kấvya] adjective the same; neuter wisdom; seer's art or gift.
    3. [kâvya] masculine plural kind of Manes; neuter poem; -kartri, masculine poet; -goshthî, feminine; also equal for discussion on poetry; -gîva-gña, masculine Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury, or adjective understanding the purport of a poem; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter condition of a poem; -devî, feminine; also equal for noun of a queen; -prakâsa, masculine Light of poetry: title of a work on poetics by Mammata and Alata (11th or 12th century); -mîmâmsa ka, masculine rhetorician; -rasa, masculine flavour of poetry; -sâstra, neuter poetry and learning (˚--); treatise on poetry; Poetics: title of a work.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. काव्यkāvyamfn. (fr. कव्/इ), endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet, descended or coming from a sage, prophetic…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from कव्/इ), endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet, descended or coming from a sage, prophetic, inspired, poetical fg-veda i, 117, 12; viii, 8, 11 VS. AV.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective [the same fg-veda v, 39, 5; x, 144, 2; VS.]
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender coming from or uttered by the sage Us3anas उशनस् Para1s3. MBh. ii, 2097
    4. masculine gender (gan2a गण कुर्व्-आदि) a patronymic of Us3anas उशनस् fg-veda TS. etc.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender of the planet S3ukra शुक्र VarBr2S. Sarvad.
    6. masculine gender plural poems MBh. ii, 453
    7. masculine gender a class of Manes S3a1n3khS3r. La1t2y. Mn. iii, 199
    8. masculine gender the descendants of Kavi कवि VP.
    9. masculine gender Name of a female fiend (Equivalent to पूतना) Lexicographers
    10. neuter gender wisdom, intelligence, prophetic inspiration, high power and art (often in plural) fg-veda AV. S3Br. xi
    11. masculine gender a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itiha1sa इतिहास) R. Sa1h. etc.
    12. masculine gender term for the first tetrastich in the metre Shat2-pada षट्-पद
    13. masculine gender a kind of drama of one act Sa1h. 546
    14. masculine gender a kind of poem (composed in Sanskr2it Sanskrit interspersed with Pra1kr2it Prakrit) Sa1h. 563
    15. masculine gender happiness, welfare Lexicographers
    16. (in compound)
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  2. असमष्टकाव्यasamaṣṭakāvya(7) mfn. (√अश्), of unattainable wisdom RV. ii, 21, 4; ix, 76, 4.

    (7) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√अश्), of unattainable wisdom fg-veda ii, 21, 4; ix, 76, 4.

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  3. आदिकाव्यādikāvyan. "the first poem", N. of the Ra1ma1yan2a रामायण .

    neuter gender "the first poem", Name of the Ra1ma1yan2a रामायण .

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  4. आनन्दकाव्यānandakāvyan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  5. करुणानन्दकाव्यkaruṇānandakāvyan. N. of a poem.

    neuter gender Name of a poem.

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  6. काव्यकर्तृkāvyakartṛm. a poet Subh.

    masculine gender a poet Subh.

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  7. काव्यकल्पलताkāvyakalpalatāf. N. of wk. on artificial poems

    feminine Name of work on artificial poems

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  8. काव्यकल्पलतावृत्तिkāvyakalpalatāvṛttif. a Comm. by Amara-candra अमर-चन्द्र on the last work

    feminine a commentator or commentary by Amara-candra अमर-चन्द्र on the last work

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