Quotes from work
Kumārasaṃbhava

Kumārasaṃbhavam is an epic poem by Kālidāsa. The Kumārasaṃbhavam is widely regarded as one of Kālidāsa's finest works, a paradigmatic example of kāvya poetry. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary tradition. Kumarasambhava basically talks about the birth of Kumara , the son of Shiva and Parvati. The period of composition is uncertain, although Kālidāsa is thought to have lived in the 5th century.


Kālidāsa photo

“A jewel is sought after and has not to seek.”

Kumārasambhava, Canto V, 45; translation by M. R. Kale

Similar authors

Kālidāsa photo
Kālidāsa 5
Classical Sanskrit writer
Socrates photo
Socrates 168
classical Greek Athenian philosopher
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien photo
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 78
British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy …
Frank Herbert photo
Frank Herbert 158
American writer
Theodor Mommsen photo
Theodor Mommsen 65
German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, po…
Friedrich Nietzsche photo
Friedrich Nietzsche 655
German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and cl…
Cyprian photo
Cyprian 7
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer
Czeslaw Milosz photo
Czeslaw Milosz 106
Polish, poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator
Clarice Lispector photo
Clarice Lispector 34
Brazilian writer
Oliver Goldsmith photo
Oliver Goldsmith 134
Irish physician and writer