mahakavyas

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Scope note
Sanskrit poems of the kavya literary style; mahakavyas are short epics characterized by elaborate figures of speech. In its classical form, a mahakavya consists of a variable number of comparatively short cantos, each composed in a meter appropriate to its particular subject matter, which is taken from the epic tradition.
mahakavyas
Accepted term: 13-May-2024