Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceSanskritव्याकरण2 Marks
Question
रघुवंशम्
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This epic is of nineteen chapters saying thus - रघूणाम् अन्वयं वक्षे....I delineation of the character of the kings born in the lineage of Raghu begin. In the begining there is beautiful description of special characteristics of the king of Raghu dynasty. However the description of Raghu dynasty begins with the chanting of the name of Manu. Raghu is his valient son. And so the title given to this poem is based on his name. King Dilip and the queen Sudakshina did not have a son. Raghu was born to them due to the grace of the cow Nandini. There is very good description of Dilip's giving away all his wealth in charity. After that there is the description of the character of $A j a$. In this there are two incidents - (1) Indumati Swayamvar and (2) Ajavilap i.e. Lamentation of Aja and they add to the glory of the work Raghuvansham. Then follows the description of the king Dashratha. After that we find the character of Rama. Here the poet has brought out a beautiful picture of the character of Rama with his original thought and thinking. There is very heart-touching description of the message conveyed by Laman to Ram when Sita was abducted by Rama. After the story of Rama the character of Kush is also delineated in detail. In the last chapter of Raghuvansham the last King of the Raghu lineage Agnivarna who was voluptuous is given in detail. The content, style of language and beauty of this epic are so pleasing that every reader gets engrossed in it. That is why it is said, 'क: इह रघुकारे न रमते' । (Here Raghukar means Kalidas's work Raghuvansham and the sentence means - Who is such who does not enjoy reading this book ?) This epic poem is not the best poem of Kalidasa only but it is the best poem of the entire Sanskrit literature. (He has written two Khadhkavyas Rutusamhar ॠतुसंहारम् and Meghadutam मेघदूतम् also. There is a description of six seasons in Rutusamhar. Meghadutam describes the pains of separation. Therein is the story of one Yaksha suffering the agories due to his separation from his wife. This Yaksha sends the meassage of his wellbeing to his wife making rain his messenger. In both the poems we find beautiful description of nature. ॠतुसंहारम् and मेघदूतम्)
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