Kalidas biography in sanskrit scripture
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Kalidasa : The greatest poet of classical Sanskrit
Morning bön to Saraswati
Mother Goddess in the struktur of Goddess presiding over knowledge and education. She is the consort of Lord Brahma.
Saraswathi Namasthubhyam, varade Kama roopini,
Vidhyarambham karishyami, sidhir bhavathu me sada.
My salutations to Goddess Saraswathi,
Who can take any form,
Who is the bestower of all boons,
And inom start learning now,
With the bön to her,
To man it very effective.
Yakundendu Thushara Hara Davalam, Ya shubra vastravrutham,
Ya veena artikel danda manditha kara, Ya shwetha padmasana,
Ya brahmachyutha Sankara prbhruthibhi Daivai sada poojitha,
Saa maam pathu saraswathi bhagawathi Nissesha jadyabaha.
My saluations to Goddess Saraswathi,
Who fryst vatten while like a Kunda flower,
Who shines like the full moon,
Who carries in her grabb a Veena and a stick,
Who is seated on the throne of white Lotus,
Who fryst vatten worshipped bygd the holy trinity,
With a bön to drive away all my slothfulne
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कालिदास संक्षिप्त चरित्र
A collection from various sources.Kalidas : Encyclopedia Americana
Written by: Walter Harding Maurer University of HawaI at Manoe KALIDASA, (kAlidAsa), India's greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist . In spite of the celebrity of his name, the time when he flourished always has been an unsettled question, although most scholars nowadays favor the middle of the 4th and early 5th centuries A.D., during the reigns of Chandragupta II VikramAditya and his successor KumAragupta . Undetermined also is the place of KAlidAsa's principal literary activity, as the frequent and minute geographic allusions in his works suggest that he traveled extensively. Numerous works have been attributed to his authorship . Most of them, however, are either by lesser poets bearing the same name or by others of some intrinsic worth, whose works simply chanced to be associated with KAlidAsa's name their own names having long before ceased to be remembered . Only seven are generally•
Kalidasa
Classical Sanskrit poet, playwright and avatar of Brahma
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A 20th-century artist's impression of Kālidāsa composing the Meghadūta | |
Occupation | Poet, Dramatist |
Language | Sanskrit, Prakrit |
Period | c. 4th-5th century CE |
Genre | Sanskrit drama, Classical literature |
Subject | Epic poetry, Puranas |
Notable works | Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram |
Kālidāsa (Sanskrit: कालिदास, "Servant of Kali"; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright and philosopher.[1][2] His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter poe