Raghuvaṃśa
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'''''' (Devanagari: , lit. 'lineage of Raghu') is a Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE. It narrates, in 19 sargas (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama.
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- Author
- Kālidāsa
- First published
- 1832
- Editions
- 28
- Subjects
- Translations into English, Sanskrit Epic poetry, Early works to 1800, Hindu mythology, Poetry
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Key facts
- Poem.name
- Raghuvaṃśa
- Poem.author
- Kalidasa
- Poem.publication_date
- 5th century CE
- Poem.image
- 17th-century manuscript copy of Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, Kavya, Sanskrit, Nepali script.jpg
- Poem.caption
- 17th-century manuscript copy in Prachalit Nepal script from Nepal (Currently at Cambridge University Sanskrit Manuscript Collection)
- Poem.original_title
- रघुवंशम्
- Poem.original_title_lang
- sa
- Poem.language
- Sanskrit
- Poem.subject
- Raghu dynasty
- Poem.genre
- Religious (Hindu)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Contents
- Dilīpa (Cantos 1, 2)
- Raghu (Cantos 3, 4, 5)
- Aja and Indumati (Cantos 6, 7, 8)
- Dasharatha (Canto 9)
- Rama (Cantos 10 to 15)
- Descendants of Rama (Cantos 16 to 19)
- Geographical and historical references
- Metres used in the epic
- Editions and translations
- See also
- References
- External links
'''''' (Devanagari: , lit. 'lineage of Raghu') is a Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE. It narrates, in 19 sargas (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama.
The earliest surviving commentary written on the work is that of the 10th-century Kashmiri scholar Vallabhadeva. The most popular and widely available commentary, however, is the Sanjivani, written by Mallinatha (ca.1350–1450).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raghuvaṃśa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.