Kālidāsa

Quotes

• “If a professor thinks what matters most / Is to have gained an academic post / Where he can earn a livelihood, and then / Neglect research, let controversy rest, / He’s but a petty tradesman at the best, / Selling retail the work of other men.”

• “A thought is as vivid as an act, to a lover.”

• “Grief must be shared to be endured.”

• “Trees laden with fruit bend low to the earth; clouds laden with water hang low. So do good people when they become rich; they bend low to make themselves accessible and shower prosperity on others.”

• “To be a king, is to be a disappointed man.”

Books by Kālidāsa in order

Books by Kālidāsa in the order they were published, from Sakuntala (1789) to Messenger Poems (2006).

1. 1SakuntalaSakuntala1789
2. 2The Mégha dútaThe Mégha dúta1813
3. 3The RaghuvaṃśaThe Raghuvaṃśa1832
4. 4VikramorvaśīVikramorvaśī1833
5. 5The Origin of the Young GodThe Origin of the Young God1838
6. 6The SeasonsThe Seasons1900
7. 7The VikramorvasiyamThe Vikramorvasiyam1901
8. 8Circle of the SeasonsCircle of the Seasons1929
9. 9The Meghadūta of KālidāsaThe Meghadūta of Kālidāsa1951
10. 10Kalidasa's Raghuvamśam, canto 13Kalidasa's Raghuvamśam, canto 131954
11. 11ShakuntalaShakuntala1957
12. 12Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam, Canto 3Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam, Canto 31958
13. 13Abhijnana-SakuntalaAbhijnana-Sakuntala1962
14. 14Kālidāsa's Kumārasambhava, cantos 1-8, completeKālidāsa's Kumārasambhava, cantos 1-8, complete1967
15. 15The Complete Works of KālidāsaThe Complete Works of Kālidāsa1976
16. 16The Loom of TimeThe Loom of Time1989
17. 17Kumarasambhava of KalidasaKumarasambhava of Kalidasa1995
18. 18The recognition of ŚakuntalāThe recognition of Śakuntalā2001
19. 19The Complete Works of Kalidasa, Vol. 2The Complete Works of Kalidasa, Vol. 22002
20. 20Uttara KalamritaUttara Kalamrita2005
21. 21Messenger PoemsMessenger Poems2006
22. 22Kāḷidāsu MēghasandēśaṃKāḷidāsu Mēghasandēśaṃ
23. 23The RaghuvancaThe Raghuvanca