महाकाव्य
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- 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. (, ,)
Etymology
Compound from Sanskrit महत् (great) + Sanskrit काव्य (court poem, poem).
Origin
Sanskrit
काव्य
Gloss
court poem, poem