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Vikramorvasiyam is a Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 play by medieval Indian poet Kalidasa
Kalidasa

Kalidasa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His floruit cannot be dated with precision, but most likely falls within the Gupta Empire, probably in the 4th century BC or 5th century or 6th century....
, on the Vedic
Vedic

Vedic may refer to:* the Vedic, White Star Liner* the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts** Vedic Sanskrit, the language of these texts...
 love story of king Pururavas
Pururavas

Pururavas , According to Vedas, is a Hindu mythology entity associated with the Surya and Usha , and is believed to resided in the middle region of the cosmos....
 and celestial nymph Urvashi.

Plot
King Pururavas falls in love with a celestial nymph named Urvashi. After writing her mortal suitor a love letter on a birch leaf, Urvashi returns to the heavens to perform in a celestial play. However, she is so smitten that she misses her cue and pronounces her lover's name during the performance.






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Vikramorvasiyam is a Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 play by medieval Indian poet Kalidasa
Kalidasa

Kalidasa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His floruit cannot be dated with precision, but most likely falls within the Gupta Empire, probably in the 4th century BC or 5th century or 6th century....
, on the Vedic
Vedic

Vedic may refer to:* the Vedic, White Star Liner* the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts** Vedic Sanskrit, the language of these texts...
 love story of king Pururavas
Pururavas

Pururavas , According to Vedas, is a Hindu mythology entity associated with the Surya and Usha , and is believed to resided in the middle region of the cosmos....
 and celestial nymph Urvashi.

Plot


King Pururavas falls in love with a celestial nymph named Urvashi. After writing her mortal suitor a love letter on a birch leaf, Urvashi returns to the heavens to perform in a celestial play. However, she is so smitten that she misses her cue and pronounces her lover's name during the performance. As a punishment for ruining the play, Urvashi is banished from heaven, but cursed to return the moment her human lover lays eyes on the child that she will bear him. After a series of mishaps, including Urvashi's temporary transformation into a vine, the curse is eventually lifted, and the lovers are allowed to remain together on Earth.

See also

  • Sanskrit literature
    Sanskrit literature

    Indian literature in Sanskrit begins with the Vedas, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to late Antiquity ....
  • Sanskrit drama
    Sanskrit drama

    Theatre in India as a distinct genre of Sanskrit literature emerges in the final centuries BC, although its origins date back to the Rigvedic dialogue hymns....