The celebrated author of the abhijñānaśakuṃtala, vikramorvaśīya, mālavikāgnimitra, raghuvaṃśa, kumārasaṃbhava, meghadūta, ṛtu- saṃhāra; also of the poems nalodaya and of some other minor works. The earliest known authentic refer- ence to Kālidāsa is in an inscription dated 556 Śake or 634 A. D., in which he and Bhāravi are spoken of as being renowned poets. The verse is as follows: yenāyoji na veśma...