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Ṛtusaṃhāra, often written Ritusamhara, [1] [2] (Devanagari: ऋतुसंहार; ऋतु ṛtu, "season"; संहार saṃhāra, "compilation") is a medium length Sanskrit poem. [3] While the poem is often attributed to Kalidasa, modern scholars disagree with this traditional
The Sanskrit scholar Barbara Stoler Miller translated these sections as Among Fools and Kings, Passionate Encounters and Refuge in the Forest respectively. Especially in the Vairāgyaśataka , but also in the other two, his poetry displays the depth and intensity of his renunciation as he vacillates between the pursuits of fleshly desires and ...
Meghadūta (Sanskrit: मेघदूत literally Cloud Messenger) [1] is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa (c. 4th–5th century CE), considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. It describes how a yakṣa (or nature spirit), who had been banished by his master to a remote region for a year, asked a cloud to take a message of love to ...
Arjuna fights with the Kirata-Shiva. The Kirātārjunīya predominantly features the Vīra rasa, or the mood of valour. [3] [4] It expands upon a minor episode in the Vana Parva ("Book of the Forest") of the Mahabharata: While the Pandavas are exiled in the forest, Draupadi and Bhima incite Yudhishthira to declare war with the Kauravas, while he does not relent.
There are numerous anthologies which collect short Sanskrit poetry from different authors, these works are our main source of short Sanskrit poems. [159] One widely celebrated anthology is the Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa (Anthology of Well Said Jewels) of the Buddhist monk and anthologist Vidyakara (c. 1050–1130).
Aranyani bears resemblance to latter day forest deities like Banbibi in West Bengal, Vanadevata in Goa and Konkan region, Vanadurga in parts of South India. Her worship has declined in modern-day Hinduism, and it is rare to find a temple dedicated to Aranyani. However, there is one in Arrah, Bihar known as the Aranya Devi Temple. [7]
Epic poems in Sanskrit (2 C, 30 P) J. Jayadeva (11 P) M. Mahabharata (8 C, 88 P) R. Ramayana (4 C, 53 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Sanskrit poetry"
Bhaṭṭi ’s Poem” has two purposes: it is both a poetic retelling of the adventures of Rāma and a compendium of examples of grammar and rhetoric for the student. As literature, cantos 1, 2 and 10 in particular stand comparison with the best of Sanskrit poetry.