Epic in Indian LiteratureHarōgadde Mānappa Nāyaka |
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achieved ancient appears attempt beauty become begins belong Bengali called campu cantos century character characteristics classical complete composed composition considered course critics culture dealing depicted described descriptions devotion divine English epic episode example expression fact followed give given hand hero heroic Hindi human ideal imagination important Indian influence inspiration Kannada Kavya king known Krishna language later lines literary literature lives lyrical Mahābhārata Mahākāvya means mentioned metre mind narration narrative poems nature original Oriya parva period Persian poem poet poetic poetry popular present prose Rama Rāmāyaṇa readers religious respect Sanskrit Sarala says scene scholars sense significant Sita social spiritual story style Tamil Telugu term theme tion tradition translation true University Valmiki various verse whole writing written wrote