1. ಆಸ್ಥಾನಕವಿ

    ♪ āsthānakavi
      noun
    1. a designated poet in the royal court of a king.
    2. a title figuratively conferred on a poet, by a temple authority or, rarely, by a government.
    3. (fig.) (derog.) a poet who seeks favour by flattering people in power; a sycophant poet.