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The word 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 is formed by compounding the two words 鈥�Mahat鈥� and 鈥�碍腻惫测补鈥� as such the term stands for a big poem. All that is the work of a poet can be termed a k膩vya. In a narrow sense, k膩vya denotes metrical poetry. 碍腻惫测补 are of two types, 诲峁浥泍补 or visible and 艣ravya or audible. They are respectively plays and poems. Some critics call the 办腻惫测补蝉 artificial epics. In 鈥�厂补丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺鈥� the characteristics of a 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 are thus described:^[1]

Composition in sarga or c膩nto is a long poem (惭补丑腻办腻惫测补) and its definition is being given. Its opening is a benediction, a situation or a norming of the principle theme, it springs from a historical incident or is otherwise based upon some fact, it turns upon the fruition of the four fold ends and its hero is clever and noble, by description of cities, oceans, mountains, seasons and the rising of the moon or the sun, through sportings in garden or water and festivities of drinking and love through marriage, by description of the birth and rise of princes and likewise through state council embracing advance, battle and the hero鈥檚 triumph embellished: not to condensed and pervaded all through with poetic sentiments and emotions, with c膩ntos none too lengthy and having agreeable metres and well formed and in each case with an ending in a different metre, furnished, such a poem possessing good figures of speech wins the people鈥檚 hearts and endures longer than a kalpa. The word 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 is synonyms with sargaba峁囜笉a. In most of the definition the word sargaba峁囜笉a is employed.

A 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 has for its theme the worldly or spiritual achievements of a hero. The worldly acions usually culminate in a love or war. In a mah膩k膩vya war may be waged by the hero for the relief of the people or for the God鈥檚 or for both. For example the war in 碍耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僢丑补惫补 is for the benefit of the Gods. In 搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘 there are many wars. Sometimes, the hero fights for his own benefits. For example Aja fights with his competitors while he is taking away Indumati. The mah膩k膩vya of the classical and post classical periods derive their materials from the tales of old gods and heroes. For instance 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补, in his 搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘 tells the story of the dynasty of Raghu, while 碍耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僢丑补惫补 tells the Puranic tale of the birth of the war God 碍耻尘腻谤补.

The character in a 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 are not exclusively human beings, demons and animals also figure in them. Like that, the human characters possess super human power, as do 搁腻尘补 and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the incarnations of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. Thus the 惭补丑腻办腻惫测补 is a composition of considerable length, varying descriptions, and elaborates constructions, embodying a narrative with theological and historical theme and is divided in to sargas for convenient division of the plot. A poem that falls short off the several particulars that are required to make up a mah膩k膩vya is called a 鈥楲aghuk膩vya鈥� or a minor poem. Above the objectives of the poetry there are variety of views, usually great aims at unfolding the fourfold puru峁Ｄ乺th膩s, or goals of human existence, Dharma or righteousness, Artha or acquisition of wealth, 碍腻尘补 or fulfilment of desires and 尘辞办峁�a or final emancipation.

叠丑腻驳补惫补迟辫腻诲腻产丑测耻诲补测补

叠丑腻驳补惫补迟辫腻诲腻惫丑测耻诲补测补 is the important poetic work of 尝补办峁�m补峁嘺 S奴rin. It gives an account of the life of Adi 艢补峁卥补谤腻肠腻谤测补. It may be regarded as one of the standard works on the life of the great 膧肠腻谤测补. The hero of the poem is the master-mind of the world of men, and the author of the poem is a master poet in Sanskrit. The poet has divided the work in two viz, life and philosophy. The whole text contains nine chapters the abiding beauty and varied excellences of which surely form its secure basis of self justification. The verses flow smooth and harmonious and the poem has a depth of meaning commensurate with the limpidity and lucidity of the verses.

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痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补办补惫颈谤腻箩补, 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, Vol. VI, Varanasi: Bharatiya Vidya Sansthan, 2014, pp.315 -324.