A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1179
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1179
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c5.1179
MEGHA-DŪTA. 'Cloud messenger.' A celebrated poem by Kāli-dāsa, in which a banished Yaksha implores a cloud to convey tidings of him to his wife. It has been translated into English verse by Wilson, and there are versions in French and German. The text has been printed with a vocabulary by Johnson.
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- Meghadūta — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit