kavi | कवि | kavi
kavi/ | कवि/ | mfn. (√ 1. kū | कू | cf. 2. kava | कव |, ā/kūta | आ/कूत |, ā/kūti | आ/कूति |, kāvya | काव्य |, Naigh. iii, 15; Nir. xii, 13; Uṇ. iv, 138) gifted with insight, intelligent, knowing, enlightened, wise, sensible, prudent, skilful, cunning
kavi/ | कवि/ | (is | इस् |), m. a thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader
a wise man, sage, seer, prophet
a singer, bard, poet (but in this sense without any technical application in the Veda), RV.; VS.; TS.; AV.; ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 8; KaṭhUp. iii, 14; MBh.; Bhag.; BhāgP.; Mn. vii, 49; R.; Ragh.
N. of several gods, (esp.) of Agni, RV. ii, 23, 1; x, 5, 3; iii, 5, 1; i, 31, 2; 76, 5
of Varuṇa, Indra, the Aśvins, Maruts, Ādityas
of the Soma
of the Soma priest and other sacrificers
(probably) N. of a particular poet
cf. a/ṇgiras | अ/ण्गिरस् | (Mn. ii, 151) and uṣa/nas | उष/नस् | (Bhag. x, 37)
of the ancient sages or patriarchs (as spirits now surrounding the sun)
of the Ṛbhus (as skilful in contrivance)
of Pūṣan (as leader or guider)
N. of a son of Brahmā, MBh. xiii, 4123, 4142-4150
of Brahmā, W.
of a son of Bhṛgu and father of Śukra, MBh. i, 2606 (cf. 3204; BhāgP. iv, 1, 45 and Kull. on Mn. iii, 198)
that of Śukra (regent of the planet Venus and preceptor of the demons), Rājat. iv, 495
of the planet Venus, NBD.
of the sons of several Manus, Hariv.; BhāgP.; VP.
of a son of Kauśika and pupil of Garga, Hariv.
of a son of Ṛṣabha, BhāgP.
of Vālmīki, L.
a keeper or herd, RV. vii, 18, 8
(fig.) N. of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure, TS. v, 11, 1, 2 (cf. kava/ś | कव/श् |)
the sun, W.
of various men
the soul in the Sāṃkhya philosophy Comm.
a cunning fighter, L.
an owl, L.
kavi/ | कवि/ | (is | इस् | or I, W.), f. the bit of a bridle, L.
the reins (cf. kavikā | कविका |), W.
a ladle (cf. kambi | कम्बि |), L.
kavi/ | कवि/ | (is | इस् |), m. a thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader
a wise man, sage, seer, prophet
a singer, bard, poet (but in this sense without any technical application in the Veda), RV.; VS.; TS.; AV.; ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 8; KaṭhUp. iii, 14; MBh.; Bhag.; BhāgP.; Mn. vii, 49; R.; Ragh.
N. of several gods, (esp.) of Agni, RV. ii, 23, 1; x, 5, 3; iii, 5, 1; i, 31, 2; 76, 5
of Varuṇa, Indra, the Aśvins, Maruts, Ādityas
of the Soma
of the Soma priest and other sacrificers
(probably) N. of a particular poet
cf. a/ṇgiras | अ/ण्गिरस् | (Mn. ii, 151) and uṣa/nas | उष/नस् | (Bhag. x, 37)
of the ancient sages or patriarchs (as spirits now surrounding the sun)
of the Ṛbhus (as skilful in contrivance)
of Pūṣan (as leader or guider)
N. of a son of Brahmā, MBh. xiii, 4123, 4142-4150
of Brahmā, W.
of a son of Bhṛgu and father of Śukra, MBh. i, 2606 (cf. 3204; BhāgP. iv, 1, 45 and Kull. on Mn. iii, 198)
that of Śukra (regent of the planet Venus and preceptor of the demons), Rājat. iv, 495
of the planet Venus, NBD.
of the sons of several Manus, Hariv.; BhāgP.; VP.
of a son of Kauśika and pupil of Garga, Hariv.
of a son of Ṛṣabha, BhāgP.
of Vālmīki, L.
a keeper or herd, RV. vii, 18, 8
(fig.) N. of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure, TS. v, 11, 1, 2 (cf. kava/ś | कव/श् |)
the sun, W.
of various men
the soul in the Sāṃkhya philosophy Comm.
a cunning fighter, L.
an owl, L.
kavi/ | कवि/ | (is | इस् | or I, W.), f. the bit of a bridle, L.
the reins (cf. kavikā | कविका |), W.
a ladle (cf. kambi | कम्बि |), L.