Kavi

Kavi

Kavi may refer to:
*Kavi (from a root "kū" "to cry out") is a Sanskrit term for thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader; a wise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard, poet, and is applied to:
**in particular, the primeval poet-seers (rishis) who composed the mantras (Vedas).
**an epithet of various gods, including Varuna, Indra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, the Adityas, Soma, the Rbhus
**Pushan, the Hindu god of meeting
**a son of Brahma
**a son of Bhrigus
**a son of Shukra
** the sons of several Manus
**a son of Kaushika, pupil of Garga
**a son of Rshabha
**name of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure (TS 5.11.1.2)
**the soul, in Samkhya philosophy
* Apu's cousin who helps Homer in The Simpsons episode Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore
*In current usage, it can be used to refer to various genres of poetry in India and Sri Lanka.

;In Zoroastrianism:
*Kavi, meaning "king", is the general title of the kings (chiefs) in Avesta. The Kavi entered Iranian mythology as Kianids.Fact|date=August 2008

ee also

*Old Kawi
*Rishi


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