Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
कालिदास
/kalidasa/Roman
English meaning: Kalidasa (Sanskrit poet)
Definition
The greatest poet and playwright in Sanskrit literature, who flourished during the Gupta period (4th-5th century CE). His works include Shakuntalam, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsha, and Kumarasambhava. Goethe praised Shakuntalam as the greatest poem ever written.
Example
“कालिदासः संस्कृतसाहित्यस्य सर्वश्रेष्ठः कविः।”
In English: “Kalidasa is the greatest poet of Sanskrit literature.”
Literary Heritage
“क्व सूर्यप्रभवो वंशः क्व चाल्पविषया मतिः।”
/Kva sūryaprabhavo vaṃśaḥ kva cālpaviṣayā matiḥ./
“How vast is the solar dynasty, how limited my intellect!”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M