Kalidasa: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Classical Sanskrit poet, playwright and playwrightavatar of Brahma}}

'''Kālidāsa''' ({{lang-langx|sa|कालिदास}}, "Servant of [[Kali (god)|Kali]]"; 4th–5th century CE) was a [[Classical Sanskrit]] author who is often considered [[ancient India]]'s greatest poet and playwright.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="CR_2005" /> His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu [[Puranas]] and philosophy. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter poems.

Much about his life is unknown except what can be inferred from his poetry and plays.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kālidāsa|title=The Recognition of Sakuntala: A Play In Seven Acts|year=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=ix|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6miC3HNB90oC|isbn=9780191606090|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022174122/https://books.google.com/books?id=6miC3HNB90oC|url-status=live}}</ref> His works cannot be dated with precision, but they were most likely authored before the 5th century CE during the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta era]]. In [[Dasam Granth]], second scriptures of Sikhs written by Guru Gobind Singh, mentioned seven [[Brahma]] avatars Kālidāsa is one of these avatars.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Dasam Granth|author=Kapoor, S.S.|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=9788170103257|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-h8ptzp0lUC&pg=PA16|page=16|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref>