The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.s1.2

c15.s1.2

It is uncertain whether the order of names is merely accidental or whether it implies chronological sequence.¹ But it is impossible not to attach some weight to the arguments of those who hold Bhâsa to be a forerunner of Kâlidâsa. For the present, however, no very definite date can be assigned to him.²