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]}

[edit] See also

• Old Kawi
• Rishi

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