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A legendary king named Vikramāditya is said to have ruled from Ujjain around the 1st century BCE. A section of scholars believe that this legendary Vikramāditya is not a historical figure at all. There are other kings who ruled from Ujjain and adopted the title Vikramāditya , the most notable ones being Chandragupta II (r. 380 CE – 415 CE ...
Hemangada (Odia: ହେମଙ୍ଗଦ) was a powerful 4th century C.E.warrior king of the ancient Indian Kingdom of Kalinga who finds elaborate mention in the sixth chapter of Kalidasa's classical Sanskrit literary work, Raghuvansham. [1]
The play depicts Kalidasa as a court poet of Chandragupta who faces a trial on the insistence of a priest and some other moralists of his time. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Despite these criticisms, many regard Canto VIII as the pinnacle of Kalidasa's poetic mastery, and it is cited more frequently in major critical works like the Alaṃkārasutra and the ...
King looking at a cloud in a night sky. Meghadūta illustration. Guler School of Pahari painting, c. 1800. Lahore Museum A scene from Meghaduta with the yaksha and the cloud messenger, with the first verse of the poem - on an Indian stamp (1960) Artist's impression of Kalidasa composing the Meghaduta
Shakuntala rebukes him forcefully until a celestial voice confirms the truth, compelling Dushyanta to accept her and their son. The Sanskrit play by Kalidasa dramatises the story by introducing a curse from Sage Durvasa, which makes Dushyanta forget Shakuntala until he sees a lost ring. The eventual reunion is softened by poetic elements ...
Raghuvaṃśa (Devanagari: रघुवंशम्, lit. 'lineage of Raghu') is a Sanskrit epic poem by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa.Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE. [1]
Scene: Two Queen's maid servants Vakulãvalikã and Kaumudikã meet and converse about the King Mayank's discovery of Mālavikā by the King Mayank in a group portrait, how he was struck by her charms and thus, the Queen has kept her away from King. Dancing-master Gan̩adãsa praises the intelligence and skill of his pupil Mālavikā in ...
King tried to focus on his work, but he was unable to shake off the preoccupation with the thoughts of Urvashi. He wondered if his was a case of unrequited love, and consults his friend, Manavaka. Meanwhile, Aushinari, the wife of Pururava, gets suspicious after a love-sick Pururavas addresses her as "Urvashi".