Who is Kalidasa

Kālidāsa (fl. 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter poems.

Much about his life is unknown except what can be inferred from his poetry and plays. His works cannot be dated with precision, but they were most likely authored before the 5th century CE.

Early life

Scholars have speculated that Kālidāsa may have lived near the Himalayas, in the vicinity of Ujjain, and in Kalinga. This hypothesis is based on Kālidāsa's detailed description of the Himalayas in his Kumārasambhava, the displ...
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Kalidasa Poems

  • The Cloud Messenger - Part 04
    The slender young woman who is there would be the premier creation by the
    Creator in the sphere of women, with fine teeth, lips like a ripe bimba fruit, a
    slim waist, eyes like a startled gazelleâ??s, a deep navel, a gait slow on account
    of the weight of her hips, and who is somewhat bowed down by her breasts. ...
  • The Cloud Messenger - Part 01
    A certain yaksha who had been negligent in the execution of his own duties,
    on account of a curse from his master which was to be endured for a year and
    which was onerous as it separated him from his beloved, made his residence
    among the hermitages of Ramagiri, whose waters were blessed by the bathing ...
  • Shakuntala Act 1
    King Dushyant in a chariot, pursuing an antelope, with a bow and quiver, attended by his Charioteer.
    Suta (Charioteer). [Looking at the antelope, and then at the king]
    When I cast my eye on that black antelope, and on thee, O king, with thy braced bow, I see before me, as it were, the God Mahésa chasing a hart (male deer), with his bow, named Pináca, braced in his left hand.
    ...
  • Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 02 - Rainy Season
    "Oh, dear, now the kingly monsoon is onset with its clouds containing raindrops, as its ruttish elephants in its convoy, and with skyey flashes of lighting as its pennants and buntings, and with the thunders of thunderbolts as its percussive drumbeats, thus this rainy season has come to pass, radiately shining forth like a king, for the delight of voluptuous people...

    "By far, the vault of heaven is overly impregnated with massive clouds, that are similar to the gleam of blackish petals of black-costuses... somewhere they are similar to the glitter of the heaps of well-kneaded blackish mascara... and elsewhere they glisten like the blackened nipples of bosoms of pregnant women, ready to rain the elixir of life on the lips of her offspring, when that offspring is actualised...
    ...
  • The Cloud Messenger - Part 02
    Your naturally beautiful reflection will gain entry into the clear waters of the
    Gambhira River, as into a clear mind. Therefore it is not fitting that you, out
    of obstinancy, should render futile her glances which are the darting leaps of
    little fish, as white as night-lotus flowers. ...
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Comments about Kalidasa

Vakibs: we cannot say that current llms are pinnacles in this “nipunatā” or “vyutpatti”. in fact, they are very limited in examining the world (through all sensory modalities). a great poet like kālidāsa will have an incisive poetic eye. but this feature is the easiest for ai to acquire.
Drthema: please stop sharing your dreams with people who have a track record of plotting nightmares.
Sahanasatianaat: this is a govt of karnataka, rdpr initiative. you can read more here -
Dushyanthsridar: first-look poster of Śākuntalaṃ for the first time ever, a sanskrit movie on kālidāsa's magnum opus directed by dushyanth sridhar produced by dushyanth sridhar & srinivas kannaa visit
Bhaktirassagar: these are regular changes in standard literary and spoken prakrit which predate kalidasa. what is dravidian about these changes?
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