Indian epic poetry
Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written.
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- enThe Capture of the wild Kao (bull) by Khamba
- enThe Dance before the King by Khamba and princess Thoibi
- enThe Tiger Hunt by Khamba and his rival Nongban Kongyamba
- enThe Torture of Khamba by the Elephant
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- enIndian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written.
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- enScenes from the Khamba Thoibi epic legend, which is the seventh and the last part of the Epic cycles of incarnations.
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- enIndian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written.
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- enKHAMBA THOIBI EPIC - THE CAPTURE OF THE WILD BULL.jpg
- enKHAMBA THOIBI EPIC - THE DANCE BEFORE THE KING.jpg
- enKHAMBA THOIBI EPIC - THE TIGER HUNT.jpg
- enKHAMBA THOIBI EPIC - THE TORTURE BY THE ELEPHANT.jpg
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