s282015 Kalidasa - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Kalidasa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kalidasa (Sanskrit: #1fe@l@) was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist Kalidasa in the Sanskrit language. His floruit cannot be dated with precision, but most likely falls within the Sth century Ap.) His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Hindu Puranas. Contents = 1 Early life = 11 Period = 2 Works = 2.1 Plays = 2.2 Poems = 2.2.1 Minor poems = 2.3 Translations = 3 Later culture Kalidasa inditing the cloud Messenger = 4 Influences Born 4th century AD = 5 Further reading Died Sth century AD = 6 See also Gupta Empire, possibly in Ujjain or = 7References Sri Lanka = 8 Notes , Fo Bibliography Occupation Playwright and poet = 10 External links Nationality Indian Ethnicity Indian Genre Sanskrit drama, Classical literature Early life Subject Epic poetry, Hindu Puranas Notable AbhijidnasSkuntalam, Raghuvamsa, Scholars have speculated that Kalidasa may have lived | works Meghadita, Viktamorvasiyam, either near the Himalayas, or in the vicinity of Ujjain, or Kumarasambhava in Kalinga, The thee speculations are based respectively | ass nave ben married to on Kalidasa's detailed description of the Himalayas in his, Kumarasambhava, the display of his love for Ujjain in Meghadiita, and his highly eulogistic descriptions of Kalingan emperor Hemangada in Raghuvamsa (sixth sarga) princess, her name was Vidyotama. But some scholars tend to describe him as a Kashmiril?!5141 since the pioneering research done by Lakshmi Dhar Kalla (http://www. worldeat. org/identities/Icen-no00-50105/) (1891-1953) in his continuously edited book The birth-place of Kalidasa, with notes, references and appendices (hp:/vww.worldcat.orghtitle/birth-place-of-kalidasa-with-notes-references-and-appendices- npsen wikipedia orgwakiKO.CcanestiareCatestsa 6sasa015 aaa - Wikipedia, he fee encyclopedia etc/oclc/044812192) (1926), saying that, far from being contradictory, these facts just show that he was born in Kashmir (based on topographic descriptions, rural folklore, the region's fauna and flora, .. only local populations could know) but moved for diverse reasons souther and sought the patronage of local rulers to prosper Its believed that he was from humble origin, married to princess and challenged by his wife, studied poetry to become great poet.!5I Some believe that he visited Kumaradasa, the king of Ceylon and, because of some treachery, Kalidasa was murdered there.!5] His wife's name was Vidyotama. Period His period was linked to the reign of one Vikramaditya, And Chandraguptha II (380 CE - 415 CE) and Skandagupta (455 CE - 480 CE), were titled Vikramaditya and Kalidasa's living period is linked to their reign (6 It was also argued that Kalidasa lived in first century B.C. during the period of another Vikramaditya of Ujjain, but now it is generally accepted that Kalidasa's period falls between Sth and 6th Century C.E.!7! His name, along with poet Bharavi's name, is mentioned in a stone inscription dated 634 CE. found at Aihole, located in present day Karnataka. (8) Works Plays Kalidasa wrote three plays. Among them, Abhijfanasakuntalam ("Of Shakuntala recognised by a token") is generally regarded as a masterpiece. It was among the first Sanskrit works to be translated into English, and has since been translated into many languages !°1 = Malavikagnimitram ("Malavika and Agnimitra") tells the story of King Agnimitra, who falls in love with the picture of an exiled servant girl named Malavika. When the queen discovers her husband's passion for this girl, she becomes infuriated and has Malavika imprisoned, but as fate would have it, Malavika is in fact a true-born princess, thus legitimizing the affair = Abhijfanasakuntalam ("Of Shakuntala recognised by a token") tells the story of King Dushyanta who, while on a hunting trip, meets Shakuntala, the adopted daughter of a sage, and marries her. A mishap befalls them when he is summoned back to court Shakuntala, pregnant with their child, inadvertently offends a visiting sage and incurs a curse, by which Dushyanta will forget her completely until he sees the ring he has left with her. On her trip to Dushyanta’s court in an advanced state of pregnancy, she loses the ring, and has to come away unrecognized. The ring is found by a the royal seal and returns it to Dushyanta, of Shakuntala and sets out to find her. After more travails, they are finally reunited = Vikramorvasiyam ("Pertaining to Vikrama and Urvashi") tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love, As an immortal, she has to return to the heavens, where an Shakuntala stops to look back at Dushyanta, Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), npsen wikipedia orgwakiKO.CcanestiareCatestsa 26