महाकाव्य
Sanskrit
Noun
महाकाव्य • (mahākāvya) n
- great or classical court poem, particularly as applied to Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, Kumārasambhava, and Meghadūta; Magha's Śiśupālavadha; Bharavi's Kirātārjunīya; and Śriharsha's Naiṣadhacarita; also sometimes to Bhaṭṭikāvya. (Kāvyād., Pratāp.,)
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of महाकाव्य | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | महाकाव्यम् (mahākāvyam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | महाकाव्यस्य (mahākāvyasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महाकाव्यम् (mahākāvyam) | महाकाव्ये (mahākāvye) | महाकाव्यानि (mahākāvyāni) |
| Vocative | महाकाव्य (mahākāvya) | महाकाव्ये (mahākāvye) | महाकाव्यानि (mahākāvyāni) |
| Accusative | महाकाव्यम् (mahākāvyam) | महाकाव्ये (mahākāvye) | महाकाव्यानि (mahākāvyāni) |
| Instrumental | महाकाव्येन (mahākāvyena) | महाकाव्याभ्याम् (mahākāvyābhyām) | महाकाव्यैः (mahākāvyaiḥ) |
| Dative | महाकाव्याय (mahākāvyāya) | महाकाव्याभ्याम् (mahākāvyābhyām) | महाकाव्येभ्यः (mahākāvyebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | महाकाव्यात् (mahākāvyāt) | महाकाव्याभ्याम् (mahākāvyābhyām) | महाकाव्येभ्यः (mahākāvyebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | महाकाव्यस्य (mahākāvyasya) | महाकाव्ययोः (mahākāvyayoḥ) | महाकाव्यानाम् (mahākāvyānām) |
| Locative | महाकाव्ये (mahākāvye) | महाकाव्ययोः (mahākāvyayoḥ) | महाकाव्येषु (mahākāvyeṣu) |
Descendants
- Tamil: மகாகாவியம் (makākāviyam)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “महाकाव्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0795.
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