Böcker av Kali Dasa

A well-known Sanskrit drama presented here in a bilingual translation.

The machinations of King Agnimitra's jester to help him add a dancing girl to his harem in spite of the subtle intrigues of the two jealous queens carry the gallant hero through hope and despair to the happy ending.

Includes messenger poems that evoke the pain of separated sweethearts through the formula of an estranged lover pleading with a messenger to take a message to his or her beloved.

A bi-lingual Sanskrit/English classic rarely available.