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आषाढस्य प्रथमदिवसे मेघमाश्लिष्टसानुं

वप्रक्रीडापरिणतगजप्रेक्षणीयं ददर्श ||

On the first day of Ashadha (month), he (the yaksha) beheld a cloud, resting on the peak (of the mountain), and looking as charming as an elephant stooping and in position for striking a side-blow with his tusk, in the sport of striking against a rampart.

आषाढ़ मास के पहले दिन, उसने (यक्ष ने) पर्वत के शिखर पर झुके हुए मेघ को देखा| वह ऐसा दर्शनीय प्रतीत हो रहा था जैसे टीले से मिट्टी उखाड़ते समय तिरछे दाँतों से प्रहार करते हुए योग्य हाथी दिखाई पड़ता है|

Kalidas’ Meghadutam – Poorvamegha 1.2 | मेघदूतम् पूर्वमेघः १.२ – कालिदास

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The first day of the month of Ashadha (ashadasya pratham divase) is celebrated as Kalidas Diwas or Kalidas Din in many parts of the country. Kalidasa was one the greatest playwrights and poets of Sanskrit literature. His works continue to mesmerise at least 1500 years after they were composed.