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Option 2 : The story of the love of Pururavas and Urvasi
The correct answer is The story of the love of Pururavas and Urvasi.
- Vikramorvasiyam is a five-act Sanskrit drama, which translates as "Urvasi Won by Valour".
- In the fourth or fifth century CE, the ancient Indian poet Kalidasa penned it.
- It is based on the Vedic love story of King Pururavas and an Apsara named Urvasi, who is noted for her beauty.
- The second of Kalidasa's three plays is Vikramorvasiyam; the other two are the well-known Abhijnanasakuntalam and Malavikagnimitram.
- Classical Sanskrit author Kalidasa is frequently recognized as the greatest poet and playwright of ancient India.
- The Vedas, the Ramayana, the Mahbarata, and the Puranas are the main sources for his plays and poems.
- Malavikagnimitram:
- In this drama, Sunga King Agnimitra of Vidisha falls in love with Malavika, the stunning banished handmaiden of his chief queen Dharini in the palace.
- In the fifth century CE, Kalidasa penned this drama in five acts.
- Abhijnanasakuntalam:
- A wonderful love story between Dushyanta and Shakuntala is told in the book Abhijnanasakuntalam.
- It was written by Kalidasa, one of India's greatest poets.
- The story of Nal and Damayanti:
- The complicated legendary love story of Nala and Damayanti exists before the Mahabharata epic.
- The sage Vrihadaswa describes the tale in the Vana Parva (Book of the Forest).
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