Indian epic poetry

Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. In modern Hindi literature, Kamayani by Jaishankar Prasad has attained the status of an epic. The narrative of Kamayani is based on a popular mythological story, first mentioned in Satapatha Brahmana. It is a story of the great flood and the central characters of the epic poem are Manu (a male) and Shraddha (a female). Manu is representative of the human psyche and Shradha represents love. Another female character is Ida, who represents rationality. Some critics surmise that the three lead characters of Kamayani symbolize a synthesis of knowledge, action and desires in human life. It inspires humans to live a life based on "karm" and not on fortunes. Apart from Kamayani, Kurukshetra (Epic Poetry) (1946), Rashmirathi (1952) and Urvashi (1961) by Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' have attained the status of epic poetry. Likewise Lalita Ke Aansoo by Krant M. L. Verma (1978) narrates the tragic story about the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri through his wife Lalita Shastri. Kannada literature Kannada epic poetry mainly consists of Jain religious literature and Lingayat literature. Asaga wrote Vardhaman Charitra, an epic which runs in 18 cantos, in 853 CE, the first Sanskrit biography of the 24th and last tirthankara of Jainism, Mahavira, though his Kannada-language version of Kalidasa's epic poem, Kumārasambhava, Karnataka Kumarasambhava Kavya is lost. The most famous poet from this period is Pampa (902-975 CE), one of the most famous writers in the Kannada language. His Vikramarjuna Vijaya (also called the Pampabharatha) is hailed as a classic even to this day. With this and his other important work Ādi purāṇa he set a trend of poetic excellence for the Kannada poets of the future.

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Veda

Le Veda (devanāgarī : वेद - sanskrit : « vision » ou « connaissance ») est un ensemble de textes qui, selon la tradition, ont été révélés (par l'audition, Shruti) aux sages indiens nommés Rishi. Cette « connaissance révélée » a été transmise oralement de brahmane à brahmane au sein du védisme, du brahmanisme, et de l'hindouisme jusqu'à nos jours sur une période indéterminée. L'origine dans le temps des textes védiques est une question qui est l'objet de débats tant en Inde que parmi les indianistes européens.

Vishnouisme

Le vishnouisme (vaishnavisme) est un courant de l'hindouisme basé sur le système philosophique et religieux du Védanta. Sa pratique est la dévotion (bhakti) envers Vishnou comme Dieu suprême en tant que tel ou à travers ses incarnations Krishna et Rāma. C'est l'une des plus importantes expressions spirituelles de l'hindouisme avec le shivaïsme. Le nom des dévots de la divinité, les vishnouites, est vaishnava (vaiṣṇava en sanskrit ; devanāgarī : वैष्णव), mais il désigne aussi toute chose en relation avec elle.

Indian epic poetry