काव्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit काव्य (kāvyá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːʋ.jᵊ/,

Noun

काव्य • (kāvya) m (Urdu spelling کاویہ)

poem
poetry

Declension

Declension of काव्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काव्य kāvya	काव्य kāvya
oblique	काव्य kāvya	काव्यों kāvyõ
vocative	काव्य kāvya	काव्यो kāvyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit काव्य (kāvyá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʋ.jə/

Noun

काव्य • (kāvya) n

poem
poetry

Declension

Declension of काव्य (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	काव्य kāvy
direct plural	काव्ये, काव्यं kāvye, kāvya
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	काव्य kāvy	काव्ये, काव्यं kāvye, kāvya
oblique सामान्यरूप	काव्या kāvyā	काव्यां- kāvyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	काव्याला kāvyālā	काव्यांना kāvyānnā
ergative	काव्याने, काव्यानं kāvyāne, kāvyāna	काव्यांनी kāvyānnī
instrumental	काव्याशी kāvyāśī	काव्यांशी kāvyānśī
locative सप्तमी	काव्यात kāvyāt	काव्यांत kāvyāt
vocative संबोधन	काव्या kāvyā	काव्यांनो kāvyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of काव्य (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	काव्याचा kāvyāċā	काव्याचे kāvyāċe	काव्याची kāvyācī	काव्याच्या kāvyācā	काव्याचे, काव्याचं kāvyāċe, kāvyāċa	काव्याची kāvyācī	काव्याच्या kāvyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	काव्यांचा kāvyānċā	काव्यांचे kāvyānċe	काव्यांची kāvyāñcī	काव्यांच्या kāvyāncā	काव्यांचे, काव्यांचं kāvyānċe, kāvyānċa	काव्यांची kāvyāñcī	काव्यांच्या kāvyāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

काव्यसंग्रह (kāvyasaṅgrah, “an anthology”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

কাৱ্য (Assamese script)
ᬓᬵᬯ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
কাব্য (Bengali script)
𑰎𑰯𑰪𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀓𑀸𑀯𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
ကာဝျ (Burmese script)
કાવ્ય (Gujarati script)
ਕਾਵ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦏꦴꦮꦾ (Javanese script)
𑂍𑂰𑂫𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ಕಾವ್ಯ (Kannada script)
កាវ្យ (Khmer script)
ກາວ຺ຍ (Lao script)
കാവ്യ (Malayalam script)
ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘎𑘰𑘪𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
ᢉᠠᢗᠸᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦮𑧑𑧊𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐎𑐵𑐰𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
କାଵ୍ଯ (Odia script)
ꢒꢵꢮ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆑𑆳𑆮𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖎𑖯𑖪𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
කාව්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
𑩜𑩛𑩾 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚊𑚭𑚦𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
காவ்ய (Tamil script)
కావ్య (Telugu script)
กาวฺย (Thai script)
ཀཱ་ཝྱ (Tibetan script)
𑒏𑒰𑒫𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨋𑨊𑨭𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of कवि (kaví) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːʋ.jɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːʋ.jɐ/

Adjective

काव्य • (kāvyá) stem

endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet, descended or coming from a sage, prophetic, inspired, poetical

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of काव्य (kāvya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	काव्यः kāvyaḥ	काव्यौ / काव्या¹ kāvyau / kāvyā¹	काव्याः / काव्यासः¹ kāvyāḥ / kāvyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	काव्य kāvya	काव्यौ / काव्या¹ kāvyau / kāvyā¹	काव्याः / काव्यासः¹ kāvyāḥ / kāvyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	काव्यम् kāvyam	काव्यौ / काव्या¹ kāvyau / kāvyā¹	काव्यान् kāvyān
Instrumental	काव्येन kāvyena	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्यैः / काव्येभिः¹ kāvyaiḥ / kāvyebhiḥ¹
Dative	काव्याय kāvyāya	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyebhyaḥ
Ablative	काव्यात् kāvyāt	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyebhyaḥ
Genitive	काव्यस्य kāvyasya	काव्ययोः kāvyayoḥ	काव्यानाम् kāvyānām
Locative	काव्ये kāvye	काव्ययोः kāvyayoḥ	काव्येषु kāvyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of काव्या (kāvyā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	काव्या kāvyā́	काव्ये kāvyé	काव्याः kāvyā́ḥ
Vocative	काव्ये kā́vye	काव्ये kā́vye	काव्याः kā́vyāḥ
Accusative	काव्याम् kāvyā́m	काव्ये kāvyé	काव्याः kāvyā́ḥ
Instrumental	काव्यया / काव्या¹ kāvyáyā / kāvyā́¹	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्याभिः kāvyā́bhiḥ
Dative	काव्यायै kāvyā́yai	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्याभ्यः kāvyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	काव्यायाः / काव्यायै² kāvyā́yāḥ / kāvyā́yai²	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्याभ्यः kāvyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	काव्यायाः / काव्यायै² kāvyā́yāḥ / kāvyā́yai²	काव्ययोः kāvyáyoḥ	काव्यानाम् kāvyā́nām
Locative	काव्यायाम् kāvyā́yām	काव्ययोः kāvyáyoḥ	काव्यासु kāvyā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of काव्य (kāvya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	काव्यम् kāvyam	काव्ये kāvye	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kāvyāni / kāvyā¹
Vocative	काव्य kāvya	काव्ये kāvye	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kāvyāni / kāvyā¹
Accusative	काव्यम् kāvyam	काव्ये kāvye	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kāvyāni / kāvyā¹
Instrumental	काव्येन kāvyena	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्यैः / काव्येभिः¹ kāvyaiḥ / kāvyebhiḥ¹
Dative	काव्याय kāvyāya	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyebhyaḥ
Ablative	काव्यात् kāvyāt	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyābhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyebhyaḥ
Genitive	काव्यस्य kāvyasya	काव्ययोः kāvyayoḥ	काव्यानाम् kāvyānām
Locative	काव्ये kāvye	काव्ययोः kāvyayoḥ	काव्येषु kāvyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

काव्य • (kāvyá) stem, n

a poem
wisdom, intelligence, prophetic inspiration, high power and art (often in plural)
happiness, welfare

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of काव्य (kāvyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	काव्यम् kāvyám	काव्ये kāvyé	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kāvyā́ni / kāvyā́¹
Vocative	काव्य kā́vya	काव्ये kā́vye	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kā́vyāni / kā́vyā¹
Accusative	काव्यम् kāvyám	काव्ये kāvyé	काव्यानि / काव्या¹ kāvyā́ni / kāvyā́¹
Instrumental	काव्येन kāvyéna	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्यैः / काव्येभिः¹ kāvyaíḥ / kāvyébhiḥ¹
Dative	काव्याय kāvyā́ya	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyébhyaḥ
Ablative	काव्यात् kāvyā́t	काव्याभ्याम् kāvyā́bhyām	काव्येभ्यः kāvyébhyaḥ
Genitive	काव्यस्य kāvyásya	काव्ययोः kāvyáyoḥ	काव्यानाम् kāvyā́nām
Locative	काव्ये kāvyé	काव्ययोः kāvyáyoḥ	काव्येषु kāvyéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Burmese: ကဗျာ (ka.bya)
→ Khmer: កាព្យ (kaap)
→ Lao: ກາບ (kāp)
→ Mon: ကဗျ
Odia: କାବ୍ୟ (kābya)
→ Telugu: కావ్యము (kāvyamu)
→ Thai: กาพย์ (gàap)

References

“काव्य” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 120.
Monier Williams (1899) “काव्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0280.
Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “काव्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 068
Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 219

काव्य

Contents

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

See also

Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Noun

Declension

Descendants

References

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