Vikramorvashiyam

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Vikramorvashiyam is a classical Sanskrit play by the poet Kalidasa that dramatizes the love story of King Pururavas and the celestial nymph Urvashi.

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Vikramorvashiyam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit play ⓘ
classical drama ⓘ
author Kalidasa ⓘ
basedOn Pururavas and Urvashi legend ⓘ
story from the Rigveda ⓘ
character King Pururavas ⓘ
celestial nymph Urvashi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext Hindu mythology ⓘ
genre Natika ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryDevice use of lyrical verses ⓘ
use of prose-dialogue ⓘ
literaryForm play ⓘ
literaryInfluence later Indian drama ⓘ
literaryTradition Sanskrit classical drama tradition ⓘ
mainCharacter Pururavas ⓘ
Urvashi ⓘ
medium stage performance ⓘ
mythologicalSource story of Urvashi and Pururavas ⓘ
notableFor dramatic portrayal of love ⓘ
poetic language ⓘ
originalScript Devanagari (in modern editions) ⓘ
partOf Kalidasa’s dramatic works ⓘ
period classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ
relatedWork Abhijnanashakuntalam ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala

Malavikagnimitram ⓘ
setting celestial realm ⓘ
earthly royal court ⓘ
structure five acts ⓘ
subjectMatter romance between a mortal king and a celestial nymph ⓘ
theme divine and human worlds ⓘ
love ⓘ
separation and reunion ⓘ
timeOfComposition Gupta period (approximate) ⓘ

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Kalidasa → notableWork → Vikramorvashiyam ⓘ
Malavikagnimitram → relatedWork → Vikramorvashiyam ⓘ