Kirātārjunīya
Hindu epic poem by Bhāravi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirātārjunīya (Sanskrit: किरातार्जुनीय, Of Arjuna and the kirata) is an epic poem by Bhāravi, written in Sanskrit.[1] Believed to have been composed in the 6th century or earlier, it consists of eighteen cantos describing the combat between Arjuna and Shiva (in the guise of a Kirati, or "mountain-dwelling hunter"). Along with the Naiṣadhacarita and the Shishupala Vadha, it is one of the larger three of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas, or great epics.[2] It is noted among Sanskrit critics both for its gravity or depth of meaning, and for its forceful and sometimes playful expression. This includes a canto set aside for demonstrating linguistic feats, similar to constrained writing. Later works of epic poetry followed the model of the Kirātārjunīya.