Kalidasa

American  

[kah-li-dah-suh] / ˌkɑ lɪˈdɑ sə /

Or Kālidāsa

noun

1. flourished 5th century a.d., Hindu dramatist and poet.

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Kalidasa British  

/ ˌkælɪˈdɑːsə /

noun

1. ?5th century _ad , Indian dramatist and poet, noted for his romantic verse drama Sakuntala

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Example Sentences

The memory of Kalidasa’s writings led E. M. Forster to a long train journey to the ruins of Ujjain, the town in which Kalidasa lived.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Consider the Sanskrit court poet Kalidasa, in whose verses we encounter a river scented with the fragrant ichor of wild elephants.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

The poet Kalidasa, who probably lived at the close of the 1st Century BC wrote a poem about the seasons.

From BBC • May 8, 2010

Kalidasa attempts to tell the story in about one-thirtieth of the space given to it by his great predecessor Valmiki.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

The tale of Pururavas and Urvashi, which Kalidasa has treated dramatically, is first made known to us in the Rigveda.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa