{"id":12475,"date":"2025-12-09T20:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:32:50","slug":"depiction-of-nature-in-kalidasas-poetry-a-literary-and-cultural-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue11\/depiction-of-nature-in-kalidasas-poetry-a-literary-and-cultural-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Depiction of Nature in Kalidasa\u2019s Poetry: A Literary and Cultural Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Suranjit Ch. Roy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03090015\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03110044\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03110044<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> Nature occupies a central position in Sanskrit literature, and no poet has portrayed it with greater sensitivity, imagination, and artistic excellence than Kalidasa. Widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature, Kalidasa presents nature not merely as a background setting but as a living and dynamic force intimately connected with human emotions, cultural values, and spiritual experiences. His works reveal a profound appreciation of the natural world and demonstrate a remarkable ability to harmonize human life with the rhythms of nature. Through vivid descriptions of mountains, rivers, forests, seasons, flowers, birds, and celestial phenomena, Kalidasa creates a poetic universe in which nature becomes an active participant in human affairs. This article examines the depiction of nature in Kalidasa\u2019s major works, including Meghad\u016bta, \u1e5atusa\u1e43h\u0101ra, Kum\u0101rasambhava, Raghuva\u1e43\u015ba, and Abhij\u00f1\u0101na\u015b\u0101kuntalam. It explores the aesthetic, emotional, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of nature in his poetry and highlights the enduring relevance of his ecological vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Kalidasa, Nature, Sanskrit Literature, Meghad\u016bta, \u1e5atusa\u1e43h\u0101ra, Environmental Consciousness, Classical Poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 352-357<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/352-357.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Suranjit Ch. 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Widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature, Kalidasa presents nature not merely as a background setting but as a &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue11\/depiction-of-nature-in-kalidasas-poetry-a-literary-and-cultural-analysis\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Depiction of Nature in Kalidasa\u2019s Poetry: A Literary and Cultural Analysis<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume3-issue11\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume3 Issue11<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Suranjit Ch. 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