MahakavyaMahakavya (19 cantos)
रघुवंशम्
Raghuvamsha
Kalidasa4th–5th Century CE (Gupta period)Mahakavya (19 cantos)
Kalidasa's epic poem narrating the Raghu dynasty across nineteen cantos, from King Dilipa's devotion to Agnivarma's decadence. Celebrated for its opening invocation to Shiva-Parvati, seasonal descriptions, and the classical ideal of dharmic kingship expressed in perfect Sanskrit verse.
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Subhashitam
Subhashitams from this grantha
laukikānāṃ hi sādhūnāṃ arthaṃ vāganuvartate | ṛṣīṇāṃ punarādīnāṃ vācamartho'nudhāvati ||
Among ordinary good people, speech follows meaning; but for the ancient rishis, meaning itself runs after their speech.
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