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Kalidasa: The Recognition of Shakuntala

Abhijnanasakuntalam

textual humanities text play core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

  • Kalidasa, author

Canon Rationale

A core Sanskrit drama, included for Kalidasa, rasa and courtly aesthetics, recognition plot, dharma and kingship, nature imagery, and the global reception of classical Indian literature.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 15.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Abhijnanashakuntala'.
  • anthology: Clay Sanskrit Library, The Recognition of Shakuntala, by Kalidasa, translated by Somadeva Vasudeva.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency

Completion unit: read the complete play in a documented translation or the Sanskrit original. Mark it complete when you can explain the recognition plot, the curse/ring device, hermitage and court settings, rasa/courtly aesthetics, and why Kalidasa’s drama became a major Sanskrit and world-literary checkpoint.

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