Kavi may refer to: kavi (??? ?? ???? ) is a term for Poet specially used in some Indian languages. The word kavi ( ???) is in these languages and Literature used to denote a Poem, sing a poetry. Example: Poem : ????? (Kavita) Poet.  : ??? (Kavi)

• Kavi (from a root k? "to cry out") is a Sanskrit term for thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader; a wise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard, poet. Also related root is Avestan kavi (or kauui) "king" and also "poet-sacrificer" or "poet-priest". Some applications:
  • the primeval poet-seers (rishis) who composed the mantras (Vedas).
  • an epithet of various gods, including Varuna, Indra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, the Adityas, Soma, the Rbhus
  • Pushan, the Hindu god of meeting
  • collectively, the Kayanian kings as the heroes of the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, and of the Shahnameh, Iran's national epic.
  • a son of Brahma
  • a son of Bhrigus
  • a son of Shukra
  • the sons of several Manus
  • a son of Kaushika, pupil of Garga
  • a son of Rsabha
  • name of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure (TS 5.11.1.2)
  • the soul, in Samkhya philosophy
• Apu's cousin who helps Homer in The Simpsons episode Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore

In current usage in India, Sri Lanka or Indian Sub-continent:-

• The word Kavi or Kaviraj is in Indian language and literature used to denote a poet or a singer or a person of gr