Savitri

Sri Aurobindo's major poetic work, an epic in blank verse, describing his vision of existence and explores the reason for ignorance, darkness, suffering and pain, the purpose of life on earth and the prospect of a glorious future for humanity.
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Savitri

Summary

Savitri is a religious text[1]. Savitri draws 994 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #106 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • Savitri authored Aurobindo Ghosh[3].
  • Savitri's instance of is recorded as religious text[4].
  • Savitri's instance of is recorded as epic poem[5].
  • Savitri was published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram[6].
  • Savitri's genre is religious text[7].
  • Savitri's genre is religious literature[8].
  • Savitri's genre is epic poem[9].
  • Savitri's genre is poetry[10].
  • Savitri is part of The Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo[11].
  • Savitri is part of Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library[12].
  • Savitri's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Savitri's characters is recorded as Savitri[14].
  • Savitri's characters is recorded as Narada[15].
  • Savitri's characters is recorded as Savitri and Satyavan[16].
  • Savitri's has edition or translation is recorded as Savitri[17].
  • Savitri's has edition or translation is recorded as Savitri[18].
  • Savitri's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/sriaurobindo/writings.php[19].
  • Savitri's work available at URL is recorded as http://savitri.in[20].
  • Savitri's work available at URL is recorded as http://savitrithepoem.com/[21].
  • Savitri's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Legend and a Symbol'}[22].
  • Savitri's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It was the hour before the Gods awake.'}[23].
  • Savitri's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And in her bosom nursed a greater dawn.'}[24].
  • Savitri's copyright status is recorded as no known copyright restrictions[25].
  • Savitri's form of creative work is recorded as poem[26].
  • Savitri's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 821[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Savitri authored Aurobindo Ghosh[3]. Savitri was published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram[6].

Publication

Savitri's language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include religious text[7], religious literature[8], epic poem[9], and poetry[10]. Part of include The Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo[11], a complete works[28], written by Aurobindo Ghosh[29] and Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library[12].

Why It Matters

Savitri draws 994 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #106 of 234).[2] Savitri has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Savitri is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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