Meghaduta
E543295
Meghaduta is a celebrated Sanskrit lyrical poem by the classical poet Kalidasa, in which a lovelorn yaksha sends a message to his distant wife through a passing cloud.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meghaduta canonical | 2 |
| Meghadoota | 1 |
| Meghaduta by Kalidasa | 1 |
| Meghadutam | 1 |
| Meghadūta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5740355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meghaduta Context triple: [Operation Meghdoot, namedAfter, Meghaduta]
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A.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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B.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Mangalkavya
Mangalkavya is a genre of medieval Bengali narrative poetry that glorifies specific deities and blends religious devotion with local folklore and social themes.
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D.
Kathaka
Kathaka is an ancient Vedic shakha (branch or school) of the Krishna Yajurveda, known for its distinct recension and ritual traditions.
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E.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meghaduta Target entity description: Meghaduta is a celebrated Sanskrit lyrical poem by the classical poet Kalidasa, in which a lovelorn yaksha sends a message to his distant wife through a passing cloud.
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A.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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B.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Mangalkavya
Mangalkavya is a genre of medieval Bengali narrative poetry that glorifies specific deities and blends religious devotion with local folklore and social themes.
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D.
Kathaka
Kathaka is an ancient Vedic shakha (branch or school) of the Krishna Yajurveda, known for its distinct recension and ritual traditions.
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E.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit poem
ⓘ
kavya ⓘ lyrical poem ⓘ |
| alternateTransliteration |
Meghadoota
ⓘ
linked to:
Meghaduta
|
| associatedWith |
Gupta period
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta Empire
Kalidasa ⓘ |
| author | Kalidasa ⓘ |
| category | Sanskrit love poetry ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | yaksha ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Indian courtly culture ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
messenger poem ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | traditional Sanskrit commentaries ⓘ |
| imageryFocus |
Indian landscape along the cloud’s route
ⓘ
monsoon cloud ⓘ |
| influence |
influenced many Indian vernacular literatures
ⓘ
inspired later messenger poems in Sanskrit ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
detailed geographical description
ⓘ
personification of the cloud ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Sanskrit kavya tradition ⓘ |
| meter | mandakranta ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person address to the cloud ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of the cloud’s journey
ⓘ
evocation of rasa, especially shringara ⓘ rich nature imagery ⓘ |
| part |
Purvamegha
ⓘ
Uttaramegha ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | one of the most celebrated poems of Kalidasa ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A banished yaksha asks a passing cloud to carry a message to his distant wife ⓘ |
| primaryEmotion | vipralambha shringara ⓘ |
| recipientOfMessage | yaksha’s wife ⓘ |
| setting | from Ramagiri to Alaka in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
| style | ornate classical Sanskrit ⓘ |
| subject | message carried by a cloud ⓘ |
| theme |
longing
ⓘ
messenger motif ⓘ separation in love ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Cloud Messenger ⓘ |
| tradition | Classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ many modern languages ⓘ |
| verseCountApproximate | about 120 verses ⓘ |
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Subject: Meghaduta Description of subject: Meghaduta is a celebrated Sanskrit lyrical poem by the classical poet Kalidasa, in which a lovelorn yaksha sends a message to his distant wife through a passing cloud.
Referenced by (6)
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