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Genre of highly stylized Sanskrit literarature employed in the court epics of India from the early centuries CE. Characterized by an elaborate poetics of figures of speech, among which the metaphor and simile predominate. Other characteristics of the style are hyperbole, the careful use of language to achieve a particular effect, a sometimes ostentatious display of erudition, and an adroit use of varied and complicated meters. Topics are usually traditional subjects and themes derived from early popular epics.

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