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# A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1073

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1073

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### [c5.1073](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1073)

MAHĀ-KĀVYAS. ‘Great poems.’ Six are classified under this title:—(1.) Raghu-vansa; (2.) Kumāra-sambhava; (3.) Megha-dūta; (4.) Kirātārjunīya; (5.) Sisupāla-badha; (6.) Naishadha-charitra.

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## Cites (6)

- [Naiṣadhīyacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.naisadhiyacarita) — Śrīharṣa, Sanskrit
- [Śiśupālavadha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.krsna.sisupalavadha) — Māgha, Sanskrit
- [Kumārasaṃbhava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.parinaya-kumara.kumarasambhava) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit
- [Kirātārjunīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya) — Bhāravi, Sanskrit
- [Meghadūta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.duta.meghaduta) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit
- [Raghuvaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.rama.raghuvamsa-works.raghuvamsa) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit

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