Word

Champu Kavya

Sanskrit

चम्पू काव्य

In General

The word 'Champu' means a combination of poetry and prose. A champu-kavya consists of a mixture of prose and poetry passages. Champu kavya developed into a distinctive style of classical poetry between the 12th and 14th centuries AD. It is used in many works, including Panchatantra, Hitopadesh, Champu- Bharata, Champu Ramayana, Sri Ramanuja Charitra Champu Kavyam, and Nala Champu.