महाकवि
Sanskrit
Etymology
महत् (mahat, “great”) + कवि (kavi, “poet”)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.kɐ.ʋi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.kɐ.ʋi/
Noun
महाकवि • (mahākavi) stem, m
- great poet, classical poet
- name of Śukra (Cat.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महाकविः (mahākaviḥ) | महाकवी (mahākavī) | महाकवयः (mahākavayaḥ) |
| accusative | महाकविम् (mahākavim) | महाकवी (mahākavī) | महाकवीन् (mahākavīn) |
| instrumental | महाकविना (mahākavinā) | महाकविभ्याम् (mahākavibhyām) | महाकविभिः (mahākavibhiḥ) |
| dative | महाकवये (mahākavaye) | महाकविभ्याम् (mahākavibhyām) | महाकविभ्यः (mahākavibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महाकवेः (mahākaveḥ) | महाकविभ्याम् (mahākavibhyām) | महाकविभ्यः (mahākavibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महाकवेः (mahākaveḥ) | महाकव्योः (mahākavyoḥ) | महाकवीनाम् (mahākavīnām) |
| locative | महाकवौ (mahākavau) | महाकव्योः (mahākavyoḥ) | महाकविषु (mahākaviṣu) |
| vocative | महाकवे (mahākave) | महाकवी (mahākavī) | महाकवयः (mahākavayaḥ) |
Descendants
- Tamil: மகாகவி (makākavi)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “महाकवि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0795.