Sandesha Kavya

The sandesha kavya (Sanskrit: सन्देशकाव्य, romanized: sandeśakāvya) or a duta kavya is a literary form and genre of Sanskrit poetry.^[1] Described as a messenger poem, the narrative of a sandesha kavya commonly consists of an exiled lover sending a message to a separated beloved through a messenger, who could be a natural element such as a bird, a cloud, the wind, or a human being. The genre combines the themes of love and separation with descriptions of the landscapes of the natural world.^[2]^[3] Kalidasa's Meghaduta is regarded to be the most popular example of this literary form.

^ Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 346. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.
^ The Flight of Love: A Messenger Poem of Medieval South India by Venkatanatha. Oxford University Press. 2016-04-01. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-19-061359-4.
^ Chandran, Mini; V.S, Sreenath (2021-02-18). An Introduction to Indian Aesthetics: History, Theory, and Theoreticians. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-93-89165-13-5.

[1] Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 346. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.

[2] The Flight of Love: A Messenger Poem of Medieval South India by Venkatanatha. Oxford University Press. 2016-04-01. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-19-061359-4.

[3] Chandran, Mini; V.S, Sreenath (2021-02-18). An Introduction to Indian Aesthetics: History, Theory, and Theoreticians. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-93-89165-13-5.

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