MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHING HOUSE (MLBD) SINCE 1903

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The Meghaduta of Kalidasa: Text with Sanskrit Commentary of Mallinatha, English Translation, Notes, Appendices and a Map

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₹ 295.00

Binding : Paperback

Pages : 205

Edition : 6th Reprint

Size : 5.5" x 8.5"

Condition : New

Language : English & Sanskrit

Weight : 0.0-0.5 kg

Publication Year: 2018

Country of Origin : India

Territorial Rights : Worldwide

Reading Age : 13 years and up

HSN Code : 49011010 (Printed Books)

Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House


The Meghaduta is a small lyrical poem written uniformly in the Mandakranta metre, and consisting of 121 stanzas. It is divided into two parts, known respectively as the Purvamegha and the Uttaramegha.

A certain Yaksha condemned to banishment for neglect of his duty by his master Kubera, the god of wealth, takes up his abode on Ramagiri in the Vindhya mountains.