Kālidāsa: His Art and Culture

Agnimitra Anasuya arrow ascetic Aśoka Aśvaghosa austerities Ayodhya birth borrowed verbatim Buddhacharita Canto contains celestial century A.D. Chandragupta II Chapter charming cloud creepers dance Darbha grass delightful depicted describes description of Nature Dhāriņi dramatic earth elephant epic expression flowers forest heaven hermitage Himalaya History of Sanskrit husband Ibid imagines India Indra Indumati Jester Kālidāsa Kāma King Agnimitra King's Kumārasambhava ladies large number later lotus lotuses lovers Mahābhārata maidens Malavika Mālavikāgnimitra marriage Megh Meghadūta modern scholars moon mountain natural scenery nymph Pārvatī passion play poem poet poetic art poetry Priyamvadā Pururavas Pūrvamegha Queen Ragh Raghu's Raghuvamsa rainy season Rāma Rāmāyaṇa repudiation river Ganga Ṛtusaṁhāra S.N. Dasgupta sage Kanva Sakuntala Sanskrit Literature scene sight similes Sītā Sita's Śiva Śiva's stanzas style tion trees Umā Uma's Urvasi Uttaramegha Valmiki Vedic verse Vidarbha Vikramorvaśīya Vindhya wife Yakṣa youth सा हि