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सवैया

Savaiya

A long, rolling four-line stanza.

Each line of a savaiya runs long and swings along at a quick, even pace, which makes it good for description and for feeling. Raskhan used it for love poems to Krishna, and it suits a poem you read aloud.

Poems
51
Poets
8
Typical read
0.3 min
Common mood
Shringara

Featured verse

ब्रह्म के आनन तें निकसे अत्यंत पुनीत तिहूँ पुर मानी . राम युधिष्ठिर के बरने बलमीकहु व्यास के अंग सोहानी.

Portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on Horseback

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दोहा

Two lines, a whole thought.

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छंद

Verse built on strict measures.