page_title: Kirātārjunīya
hierarchical_section_title: Kirātārjunīya
caption_attribution_description: English: in the "kirat-arjuniya" episode, Arjuna encounters Shiva in the forest, and obtains even more extraordinary arrows and other weapons മലയാളം: കിരാതാർജ്ജുനീയം
context_page_description: Kirātārjunīya is a Sanskrit kavya by Bhāravi, written in the 6th century or earlier. It is an epic poem consisting of eighteen cantos describing the combat between Arjuna and Lord Shiva at Indrakeeladri Hills in present-day Vijayawada. Along with the Naiṣadhacarita and the Shishupala Vadha, it is one of the larger three of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas, or great epics. It is noted among Sanskrit critics both for its gravity or depth of meaning, and for its forceful and sometimes playful expression. This includes a canto set aside for demonstrating linguistic feats, similar to constrained writing. Later works of epic poetry followed the model of the Kirātārjunīya.
context_section_description: Kirātārjunīya (Sanskrit: किरातार्जुनीय, Of Arjuna and the Kirāta) is a Sanskrit kavya by Bhāravi, written in the 6th century or earlier. It is an epic poem consisting of eighteen cantos describing the combat between Arjuna and Lord Shiva (in the guise of a kirāta, or "mountain-dwelling hunter") at Indrakeeladri Hills in present-day Vijayawada. Along with the Naiṣadhacarita and the Shishupala Vadha, it is one of the larger three of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas, or great epics. It is noted among Sanskrit critics both for its gravity or depth of meaning, and for its forceful and sometimes playful expression. This includes a canto set aside for demonstrating linguistic feats, similar to constrained writing. Later works of epic poetry followed the model of the Kirātārjunīya.
caption: Arjuna receives the Pashupatastra from Lord Shiva. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, 19th century.
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