Malavika and Agnimitra

Malavika and Agnimitra
Author: Kali dasa,
Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2009-10-31
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780814787021

Its frivolous subject may have been the reason why Malavika and Agni mitra is sometimes considered to be the least significant of the three dramas of Kali dasa, the poet laureate of Indian antiquity who probably lived in the fifth century CE. Yet the play’s lively and playful plot more than makes up for its lack of deities, heroic prowess and pathos. The machinations of King Agni mitra’s jester to help him add a dancing girl to his harem in spite of the subtle intrigues of the two jealous queens carry the gallant hero through hope and despair to the happy ending.

Kumarasambhavam

Kumarasambhavam
Author: Kalidasa
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9351187209

Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. It plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles. Composed in eight scintillating cantos, Kumarasambhavam continues to enchant readers centuries after it was first written. Hank Heifetz's sparkling translation brings to life the heady eroticism and sumptuous imagery of the original.

The Birth of Kum_ra

The Birth of Kum_ra
Author: Kālidāsa
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780814740088

A bi-lingual Sanskrit/English classic rarely available.

Vikramorvasiyam

Vikramorvasiyam
Author: Kalidasa
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2021-03-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9390914051

The earthly King Pururavas rescues the celestial nymph Urvashi from a demon, and thus begins a love story that brings heaven and earth together. The lovers must overcome a range of obstacles, including a heavenly curse and a magical transformation before they can be together. A magnificent drama based on an episode from the Rig Veda, Vikramovarshiyam is filled with dramatic turns of event, music and dance. The scenes, characters and dialogues are at once lively and dramatic as well as sensitive and speculative. Believed to be the second of Kalidasa's three plays, it is a treat for the senses.

The Dynasty of Raghu

The Dynasty of Raghu
Author: Kālidāsa
Publisher: Calcutta : Writers Workshop
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1972
Genre: Epic poetry, Sanskrit
ISBN:

Extended narrative poem on the life and activities of Raghu, Hindu mythological king of the Solar dynasty and his successors.

The Loom of Time

The Loom of Time
Author: Kalidasa
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2006-08-31
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0141908025

Kalidasa is the major poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature - a many-sided talent of extraordinary scope and exquisite language. His great poem, Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), tells of a divine being, punished for failing in his sacred duties with a years' separation from his beloved. A work of subtle emotional nuances, it is a haunting depiction of longing and separation. The play Sakuntala describes the troubled love between a Lady of Nature and King Duhsanta. This beautiful blend of romance and comedy, transports its audience into an enchanted world in which mortals mingle with gods. And Kalidasa's poem Rtusamharam (The Gathering of the Seasons) is an exuberant observation of the sheer variety of the natural world, as it teems with the energies of the great god Siva.

Works of Kālidāsa: Abhijñāna Śākuntalam. Vikramorvaśiyam. Mālavikāgnimitram

Works of Kālidāsa: Abhijñāna Śākuntalam. Vikramorvaśiyam. Mālavikāgnimitram
Author: Kālidāsa
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 1981
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9788120800236

This volume comprises three famous plays of Kalidasa: Abhijnanasakuntalam Malavikagnimitram and Vikramorvasiyam. They represent the skill and artistry commanded by the immortal figure of Indian dramatic literature.Each of the plays opens with an Introduction. This is followed by the text in original. Then the translation of the text appears. elaborate critical explanatory notes form the last section of each play.