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.[citation needed]
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