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The Meghaduta of Kalidasa: Text with Sanskrit Commentary of Mallinatha, English Translation, Notes, Appendices and a Map

by M. R. Kale


  • ISBN: 9788120804203, 8120804201
  • Year of Publication: 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 6th Reprint
  • No. of Pages: 205
  • Pages: 205
  • Language: English & Sanskrit
  • Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
  • Sale price ₹ 295.00 Regular price ₹ 295.00

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    The Meghaduta is a small lyrical poem written uniformly in the Mandakranta metre, and consisting of 121 stanzas. It is divided into two parts, known respectively as the Purvamegha and the Uttaramegha.

    A certain Yaksha condemned to banishment for neglect of his duty by his master Kubera, the god of wealth, takes up his abode on Ramagiri in the Vindhya mountains.