[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [A History of Indian Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922) › v2.c19.8 # A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.8 A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.8 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.8) There is at least one point which may be considered as a very clear indication of later date, much later than would be implied by the claim that the work was written by the author of the \*Rāmāyaṇa\*. It contains a \*śloka\* which may be noted as almost identical with a verse of Kālidāsa’s \*Kumāra-sambhava\*¹. It may, in my opinion, be almost unhesitatingly assumed that the author borrowed it from Kālidāsa, and it is true, as is generally supposed, that Kālidāsa - [Previous: v2.c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.7) - [Next: v2.c19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.9) - [Up: v2.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.8) · Pramāṇa