Correct Answer - Option 4 : ii and iv only
The correct answer is ii and iv only.
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Raghuvamsha is one of the great court epic poems (mahakavyas) written in Sanskrit by Kalidasa about the 5th century CE.
- It consists of 19 cantos composed of some 1,570 verses.
- It describes the line of kings of the Raghu dynasty.
- The Raghuvamsha is famous for its beautiful descriptions and incidental narratives, which give the poem a somewhat episodic character.
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Kumarasambhava is an epic poem by Kalidasa written in the 5th century CE.
- The work describes the courting of the ascetic Shiva, who is meditating in the mountains, by Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas.
- The wedding and lovemaking of Shiva and Parvati; and the subsequent birth of Kumara (Kartikeya), the war god.
- The original poem is in eight cantos, but a sequel was added by an imitator.
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Vikramorvasiyam is a five-act Sanskrit play by Kalidasa.
- It is based on the Vedic love story of King Pururavas and an Apsara named Urvasi, known for her beauty.
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Vikramorvasiyam is the second of the three plays written by Kalidasa.
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Abhijnanashakuntalam, also known as Shakuntala, The Recognition of Shakuntala, The Sign of Shakuntala, and many other variants, is a Sanskrit play by Kalidasa.
- Abhijnanasakuntalam is a tale of love and romance, the name literally meaning Of Sakuntala who is recognized by a token.
- It is the first Indian play ever to be translated into western languages.
- It was for the very first time translated into the English language by Sir William Jones in the year 1789.
