Question

Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?

A. Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya

B. Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha

C. Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava

D. Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava

Elaborate the answer! ​

Answer 1

Answer:-

From the options the two works of the Kalidasa are:- B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvansham.

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Kalidasa:-

• Kalidasa was a famous sanskrit writer.

• He used to write plays and poetry in sanskrit language.

• He was a writer in the time of Gupta Dynasty.

• It was about the time of 4th-5th AD.

• He used to write poetries on Vedas, Mahabharat, Ramayan, etc.

• Meghduttam is one of the famous works of Kalidasa.

• Meghduttam is a poem written about yaksha who was exiled and used to use cloud as messenger to pass messages to his wife.

• Kumara Sambhav is a kavya or poem about the birth of Kartikay the son of Parvati and Shiv.

• Raghuvansham was a poem related to stories of Raghu vansh or Raghu Dynasty.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvansham

About Kalidasa -

• Kalidasa was a Great Classical Sanskrit writer of India.

• Kalidasa was one of the Gems of the Court of Gupta's King Chandragupta 2.

• His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas.

• He is Great Indian Poet of his time.

• Kalidasa was born in Kashmir.

• Lakshmi Dhar Kalla a Sanskrit scholar and a Kashmiri Pandit, wrote a book titled The birth-place of Kalidasa (1926).

• Kumara Sambhav is a kavya or poem about the birth of Kartikay the son of Parvati and Shiv.

• Raghuvansham was a poem related to stories of Raghu vansh or Raghu Dynasty.