[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Hindi literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi) › [Courtly (rīti) poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.riti) › [Comprehensive poetics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.riti.kavyasastra) › Kavyanirnay # Kavyanirnay (Kāvyanirṇay) In the erotic style, considered the best work on lovers extant. - **Language:** Hindi - **Date:** 1698–1748 CE - **Author:** [Bhikhārīdās](https://indike.org/pramana/person/bhikharidas) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.riti.kavyasastra.kavyanirnay](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.riti.kavyasastra.kavyanirnay) · Pramāṇa