Bharavi
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Bharavi was a classical Sanskrit poet best known for his epic mahakavya "Kirātārjunīya," celebrated for its complex language and philosophical depth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit poet
ⓘ
classical poet ⓘ mahakavya poet ⓘ |
| associatedText | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEpic | Mahabharata episode of Arjuna’s penance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major figure in Sanskrit mahakavya canon ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 6th century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| genre | mahakavya ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Sanskrit poetics and rhetoric
ⓘ
later Sanskrit mahakavyas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex language
ⓘ
philosophical depth ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| meterUsed | various classical Sanskrit meters ⓘ |
| name | Bharavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kirātārjunīya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Gupta era (approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalThemes |
asceticism
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dharma ⓘ divine grace ⓘ heroism ⓘ |
| poeticSchool | mahakavya tradition ⓘ |
| primaryThemeOfNotableWork | encounter of Arjuna and Shiva as hunter ⓘ |
| reception | highly esteemed by classical Sanskrit critics ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Sanskrit literary criticism ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
alliteration
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dense syntax ⓘ elaborate compounds ⓘ figures of speech ⓘ |
| survivingWork | Kirātārjunīya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualForm | courtly epic ⓘ |
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