Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger

English literary translation of Kālidāsa’s Megha Dūta by Horace Hayman Wilson, first published Calcutta 1813 (often cited as 1814)
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Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger

Summary

Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger is a version, edition or translation[1].

Key Facts

  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger authored Kalidasa[2].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[3].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's place of publication is recorded as Kolkata[4].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's publication date is recorded as +1813-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's publication date is recorded as +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's edition or translation of is recorded as Meghadūta[8].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's translator is recorded as Horace Hayman Wilson[9].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's Google Books ID is recorded as zQqYVmcLeikC[10].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's Google Books ID is recorded as GbQIAAAAQAAJ[11].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's Google Books ID is recorded as GRopAAAAYAAJ[12].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's Internet Archive ID is recorded as dli.ministry.04242[13].
  • Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's title is recorded as Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger: A Poem in the Sanskrit Language by Kalidasa[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger authored Kalidasa[2].

Publication

Publication dates include +1813-00-00T00:00:00Z[6] and +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z[7]. Megha Duta; or, The Cloud-Messenger's place of publication is recorded as Kolkata[4]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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