# Meghadūta

_Kālidāsa · 1813_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> ed. from manuscripts, with the commentary of Vallabhadeva, and provided with a complete Sanskrit-English vocabulary, by E. Hultzsch

## Quick facts

- **Author:** Kālidāsa ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL293343W))
- **First published:** 1947 ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL293343W))
- **Publisher:** University of California Press ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M))
- **Edition:** May 1977 ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M))
- **Pages:** 125 ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M))
- **ISBN-13:** 9780520032712 ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M))
- **ISBN-10:** 0520032713 ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M))
- **Subjects:** Sanskrit Love poetry; Sanskrit Lyric poetry; Poetry (poetic works by one author); Sanskrit poetry; History and criticism; Sanskrit language ([Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL293343W))

## Questions

**Who wrote Meghadūta?**  
Meghadūta was written by Kālidāsa.

**When was Meghadūta first published?**  
Meghadūta was first published in 1947.

**What is the ISBN of Meghadūta?**  
The ISBN of Meghadūta is 9780520032712.

## Sources

- [Open Library catalogue record](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL293343W)
- [Open Library edition record](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9654865M)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Meghadūta". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/books/ol-ol293343w. Retrieved 7 November 2026.