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Kavya

काव्या
Kahv-yah · /ˈkɑːv.jɑː/
FeminineSanskritIndianPopular
Meaning
Poetry; the poet's art
Legacy
From kavi, the seer-poet; the great classical Sanskrit epics are themselves called kāvya.
Known for
A steady favourite for girls across India since the 1990s, common in both North and South.
writing

The images that carry it

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Kāvya is the formal name for Sanskrit's grand poetic epics.
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The kavi wrote with vision first, ink second.
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Classical kāvya measures beauty in blossom-metaphors — the name inherits them.

What it asks of you

Moral
Make the true thing beautiful
Character
Feeling, given form
Mindset
Language is an inheritance

Wander further

Alternate spellingsNavya Katya
Kindred meaningsKavindya Kavindu Rishi Kalaivani Kavin Zhivago
Same languageLakshmi Arjun Pawan Shalini Agatsya Anaya

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