Vikramōrvaśīyam
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Vikramōrvaśīyam () is a five-act Sanskrit play by ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa, who lived in the 4th or 5th Century CE, on the Vedic love story of King Pururavas and an Apsarā (celestial nymph) named Ūrvaśī, known for her beauty.
Key facts
- Play.name
- Vikramōrvaśīyam
- Play.image
- File:Urvashi-Pururavas by RRV.jpg
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- An 1890 painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicting Pururavas and Urvashi, the protagonists of the play
- Play.writer
- Kālidāsa
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- Sanskrit
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Origin of the plot
- Adaptations by Kalidasa
- Cast of characters
- Prologue
- Play
- Plot
- Major Acts and episodes within each Act
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
Vikramōrvaśīyam () is a five-act Sanskrit play by ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa, who lived in the 4th or 5th Century CE, on the Vedic love story of King Pururavas and an Apsarā (celestial nymph) named Ūrvaśī, known for her beauty.
As per the tradition, while the basic plot has taken elements from the sources such as the Samvāda Sūkta of the Rig Veda, Mahābhārata and others, Kālidāsa has made significant adaptations to make the presentation more appealing while establishing his prowess as a playwright.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vikramōrvaśīyam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.