ādi-kavi (English spelling) adikavi

Japanese: ādi-kavi(英語表記)adikavi
ādi-kavi (English spelling) adikavi

...Therefore, it is impossible to consider this work as the sole work of one person, and even if a certain Balmiki contributed to the creation of the Ramayana, he would likely have only played the role of the final compiler and compiler. However, in the Indian literary tradition, he is revered as the originator of Kavya, or Sanskrit beautiful style literature, and is given the title of ādi-kavi (first poet), and the Ramayana, which is considered to be his work, is called ādi-kāvya (first beautiful style poetry). [Yoshioka Shiro]. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ādi-kavi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって,これを一人の人物の単独の著作と考えることはとうてい不可能であり,もしバールミーキなる人物が《ラーマーヤナ》の成立に寄与したとしても,最終的な編纂者,集大成者としての役割にとどまるものと思われる。しかし,インド文学の伝統においては,彼はカービヤKāvyaすなわちサンスクリット美文体文学の元祖と仰がれ,〈アーディ・カビādi‐kavi(最初の詩人)〉という称号を冠せられており,その作品とされる《ラーマーヤナ》は〈アーディ・カービヤādi‐kāvya(最初の美文体詩)〉と呼ばれている。【吉岡 司郎】。…

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