Kumara Sambhava. Kalidasae Carmen. Sanskrite et Latine.
by KALIDASA, Mahakavi
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Berlin: Oriental Translation Fund, 1838. First edition thus. Edited and translated by Adolph Fredericus Stenzler. Quato. iv, 139, [1] pp. Text in Sanskrit and Latin throughout. Publisher's [?] sand-grain green cloth with printed paper spine label, yellow endpapers. Label with tiny chips and some abrasion to the upper front board but a clean and tight copy."Kumarasambhava is a legendary Sanskrit poem written by Mahakavi Kalidasa. It is one of the most foremost and substantial examples of `Kavya` poetry. Kumarasambhava literally stands for “Birth of the War-god”, i.e. Kartikeya, Shiva`s first son.Kumarasambhava essentially talks about the courtship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The bulk of chapters have enormous details about the love and romance between Shiva and Parvati. It is stated that a powerful demon named Tarakasura was blessed with the boon that only the child of Lord Shiva could vanquish him and no other. Likewise, Shiva had cut short the desire for love through passionate meditation. Due to Parvati`s brilliant efforts and after much penance, she won the love of Lord Shiva. After sometime, Shiva and Parvati were blessed with a son whom they named Kartikeya. He grew up and slew the demon Tarakasur and re-established peace and glory of Lord Indra and the divine world.It is said that Kalidasa had left home to attain worldly knowledge and turn the ‘enlightened one’. On his return, his wife asked, “Asti Kashchit Vagvisheshah”, standing for, “Have you attained any palpable knowledge that should make me give you a special welcome?” Kalidasa gave her a fitting reply and spanning a period of few years, he wrote three great epics based on three letters spoken by his wife. From “Asti” he produced “Kumarasambhava”; from “Kaschit” he penned “Meghaduta” and from “Vagvisheshah” he wrote “Raghuvansha” (Bharateeya, 2019).
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- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
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- Title
- Kumara Sambhava. Kalidasae Carmen. Sanskrite et Latine.
- Author
- KALIDASA, Mahakavi
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oriental Translation Fund
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1838
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