Social aspect of forest as described in Sanskrit Kavya literature

Abstract

This paper outlines about the usefulness of forest in various aspect as depicted in Sanskrit Kāvya Literature. The poets of the Sanskrit Kavya Literature depicts in their respective work, forest was played an important role for seems to be a boon for humans since ancient times. The forest have various kind of importance for the development of the people’s life. Such as – Nīvāsa, Vastra, Ornaments, Cosmetics etc. In Sanskrit Kāvyas narrated by the poets, there is a mention about the social aspect of forests. Since ancient times, man used to live his life depend directly or indirectly on the forest. Which is the main descriptive theme of this paper.