Mahakavya

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkbp:characteristic festivals
accounts of battles
court scenes
depiction of nature
elaborate descriptions
love scenes
use of similes and metaphors
gptkbp:etymology Maha (great) + Kavya (poem)
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahakavya
gptkbp:influenced later Indian poetry
gptkbp:isA Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Naishadha_Charita
gptkb:Kumarasambhavam
gptkb:Raghuvamsha
gptkb:Kiratarjuniya
gptkb:Shishupala_Vadha
gptkbp:origin gptkb:India
gptkbp:period classical Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kavya
gptkbp:structure multiple cantos (sargas)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Setubandh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5