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Kalidasa

Also known as Kálidása, Kālidāsa, Kalidas

Kālidāsa (, "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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Kalidasa was a male poet, lyricist, playwright, and writer from India who wrote in Sanskrit. His works include the epic poem Raghuvaṃśa and the dramas Abhigyanashakuntalam, Mālavikāagnimitram, and Vikramōrvaśīyam. He is associated with Hinduism and his writing career is generally dated to the period between 400 and 500. His works are held in collections such as the National Gallery of Art.

A separate entry for Kālidasa lists him as an author active in the 17th century with a death date in the 18th century. This record includes works such as Kalidasa's Sakuntala and The poems of Kalidasa rendered into English verse. Additionally, a Last.fm entry for Kalidasa tags the artist with UK, House, balearic, and Disco genres, listing similar artists including Hardway Bros and Apiento & Co.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born: active 17th century
Died: 18th century
Works: 276

Top works

Kalidasa's Sakuntala
The poems of Kalidasa rendered into English verse
[Sakuntala
Malavika und Agnimitra
La reconnaissance de Sakountala

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: India

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,106
Total plays: 4,036

Key facts

Writer.image: Kalidasa inditing the cloud Messenger, A.D. 375.jpg
Writer.caption: A 20th-century artist's impression of Kālidāsa composing the Meghadūta
Writer.occupation: Poet, Dramatist
Writer.language: Sanskrit, Prakrit
Writer.genre: Sanskrit drama, Classical literature
Writer.subject: Epic poetry, Puranas
Writer.notableworks: Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram
Writer.name: Kalidasa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Languages spoken: Sanskrit
Religion: Hinduism
Notable work: Kumārasaṃbhava
Genre: Indian classical drama
Image: Kalidas.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Kalidasa
Commons category: Kālidāsa
Commons Creator page: Kālidāsa
end of work period: 0500-00-00
start of work period: 0400-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
writing language: Sanskrit
floruit: 0400-00-00
P13311: Least Tern

Sources (5)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Kalidasa, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Mâlavikâ and Agnimitra: a drama of the Kâlidâsa in five acts

Abhijñānaśakuntala: Kâlidâsa 's Ring-Çakuntala

Kalidasae Meghaduta et Çringaratilaka: additum est glossarium

Vikramorvaśī: this is Urwasi, the price of bravery; a drama Kalidasas in 5 acts

Sacuntala annulo Sacita 1, Qua textus continetur

Kalidasae Meghaduta et Çringaratilaka: additum est glossarium

Sakontala or the decisive ring: An Indian spectacle

Kâlidâsa 's Ring-Çakuntala

Urvasia :Fabula Calidasi. [2], Apparatus criticus ad Urvasiam, fabulam Calidasi

Kalidasa's Wolkenbote

Raghuvansa :Kālidāsae Carmen

Sakontala, or the drooping ring: Indian drama of potash in six elevators

Sakuntala or the recognition ring: an Indian drama

Meghadûta or the cloud messenger: an ancient Indian elegy

Urvasia :Fabula Calidasi. [1]

Sacuntala annulo Sacita 2, Qua glossarium continetur

Sakuntala or the decisive ring

Kalidasa 's Śakuntalā: an Indian spectacle

Sakuntala oder der Erkennungsring ein indisches drama von Kalidasa

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Early life
Period
Theory of multiple Kālidāsas
Works
Epic poems (Mahākāvya)
Minor poems (''Khaṇḍakāvya'')
Plays
Translations
False attributions and false Kalidasas
Influence
Critical reputation
Later culture
See also
References
Citation
Notes
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

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 during the Gupta era. Kalidas is mentioned as one of the seven Brahma avatars in Dasam Granth, written by Guru Gobind Singh.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalidasa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.