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किरातार्जुनीयम् [Kiratarjuniyam]

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Kirātārjunīya (Sanskrit: किरातार्जुनीय, Of Arjuna and the Kirāta) is a Sanskrit kavya by Bhāravi, written in the 6th century or earlier. It is an epic poem in eighteen cantos describing the combat between Arjuna and lord Shiva in the guise of a kirāta or mountain-dwelling hunter. Along with the Naiṣadhacarita and the Shishupala Vadha, it is one of the larger three of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas, or great epics. It is noted among Sanskrit critics both for its gravity or depth of meaning, and for its forceful and sometimes playful expression. This includes a canto set aside for demonstrating linguistic feats, similar to constrained writing.

किरातार्जुनीयम् (अर्थ : किरात और अर्जुन की कथा) महाकवि भारवि द्वारा सातवीं शती ई. में रचित महाकाव्य है जिसे संस्कृत साहित्य में महाकाव्यों 'वृहत्त्रयी' में स्थान प्राप्त है। महाभारत में वर्णित किरातवेशी शिव के साथ अर्जुन के युद्ध की लघुकथा को आधार बनाकर कवि ने राजनीति, धर्मनीति, कूटनीति, समाजनीति, युद्धनीति, जनजीवन आदि का मनोरम वर्णन किया है। यह काव्य विभिन्न रसों से ओतप्रोत रचना है किन्तु वीर रस प्रधान है।

448 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

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भारवि के वचन नारियल के फल के समान गूढ़ हैं ( "नारिकेलफलसम्मितं वचः" ) फिर भी उन का यश चिरस्थायी है
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