Mahakavi

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Mahakavi is the revered honorific title meaning "Great Poet," famously associated with the celebrated Nepali poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota.

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Mahakavi canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
literary title ⓘ
appliedTo highly revered poets ⓘ
associatedWith Laxmi Prasad Devkota ⓘ
category Nepali literary culture ⓘ
honorifics for writers ⓘ
connotation reverence and high esteem ⓘ
countryOfCulturalOrigin Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of supreme poetic excellence ⓘ
etymologyComponent Kavi ⓘ
Maha ⓘ
fieldOfUse literary criticism ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
genderUsage primarily masculine in traditional usage ⓘ
hasTranslation Great Poet in English ⓘ
honorificFor Laxmi Prasad Devkota ⓘ
honorificType literary honorific ⓘ
KaviMeans poet ⓘ
language Sanskrit-derived term ⓘ
MahaMeans great ⓘ
meaning Great Poet ⓘ
notableBearer Laxmi Prasad Devkota ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
scriptUsed Devanagari ⓘ
linked to: Devanagari script
titleStatus informal cultural title ⓘ
usedIn Indian literature ⓘ
Nepali literature ⓘ
South Asian literary tradition ⓘ

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