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Kalidasa

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. 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 poems.

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Genres
Sanskrit drama, Classical literature
Language
Sanskrit, Prakrit
Notable works
Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram
Occupations
Poet, Dramatist
Period
c. 4th-5th century CE
Subjects
Epic poetry, Puranas

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related to Further reading · 19
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related to External links · 16
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related to Birth place · 15
Kalidasa → According, Alaka, Based, Bengal, Dashapura, For, Historian, Kalidasa's, Kashmir, Malava, Meghaduta, Mirashi, Ujjayini, Vidarbha, Vidisha
related to Works · 8
Kalidasa → Abhijñāna-śākuntala, Kumārasambhava, Meghadūta, Mālavikāgnimitra, RaghuvaṃśaTwo, Sanskrit, Two, Vikramorvaśīya
related to Legends · 7
Kalidasa → According, Another, Kali, Kali-dasa, Kumāradāsa, Kālidāsa, Lanka
Genres · 1
Kalidasa → Sanskrit drama, Classical literature
Language · 1
Kalidasa → Sanskrit, Prakrit
Notable works · 1
Kalidasa → Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram
Occupations · 1
Kalidasa → Poet, Dramatist
Period · 1
Kalidasa → c. 4th-5th century CE

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kālidāsa works sanskrit poet kashmir century ce based plays kalidasa's mirashi kālidāsa's also written king life according raghuvaṃśa epic birthplace

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KalidasaGenresSanskrit drama, Classical literature1.00infobox
KalidasaLanguageSanskrit, Prakrit1.00infobox
KalidasaNotable worksKumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram1.00infobox
KalidasaOccupationsPoet, Dramatist1.00infobox
KalidasaPeriodc. 4th-5th century CE1.00infobox
KalidasaSubjectsEpic poetry, Puranas1.00infobox
Malavikainstance ofbased on his use of the Vaidarbhi style and the characters0.80text
Indumatiinstance ofbased on his use of the Vaidarbhi style and the characters0.80text
Nava-Kalidasainstance ofseveral later poets have either been barefaced enough to call themselves Kalidasa or have invented pseudonyms0.80text
Kalidasarelated to Birth placeBased0.60section
Kalidasarelated to Birth placeKalidasa's0.60section
Kalidasarelated to Birth placeBengal0.60section

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