The Haravijaya of Ratnakara is an epic poem (mahakavya) belonging to the era of artificial poetry. The poem is preceded by the Mahakavyas namely, the Kiratarjuniya of Bharavi and the sisupalavadha of Magha. The artificiality from the Kiratarjuniya, got developed in the Sisupalavadha and riche its climax in the Haravijaya. In the artificial type of poetry, the descriptions of battles, cities, oceans, rivers, mountains, seasons, sun-rise, moon-rise, love-sports and ...
