कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

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poetry describing it by " the transference of an epithet," or,
कुमारस्य सम्भवः कुमारसम्भवः, स वर्णितोऽस्मिन् काव्ये तत् कुमारसम्भवम्
i. e., the poem in which the birth of Kumâra has been described
will be called Kumârsambhavam.
For the benefit of students we give below a summary of
(4) The Story. the story of the first eight cantos in English :-
Canto 1.—At the outset the reader meets with a graphic
description of Himâlaya, the lord of mountains. From his wife
Menâ he had a son and a daughter, named Mainâka and
Pârvatî respectively. The latter is mentioned to have been in
her previous birth Satî, the daughter of Daksha and the wife
of Shiva. Then follows a description of Pârvatî's childhood
and youth. When she is of marriageable age, her father is
informed by Nârada, the ever-travelling sage, that she would
be married to Shiva. Hearing this, Himâlaya sends his
daughter with her two friends to wait upon Shiva, who had
adopted the life of an ascetic after the death of his wife Satî.
Canto 2.—Simultaneously with this the gods were being
very much harassed in heaven by a demon, named Târaka, to
get rid of whom they go to Brahmâ. They relate all their
troubles to him and in reply are told that the only person who
could rescue the world from the clutches of this demon would
be the son of Shiva. At this the gods think of the marriage
of Shiva and are informed by Brahmâ that Pârvatî, who was
waiting upon Shiva, was the only suitable match for Shiva,
and that the son got through their marriage will serve their
purpose.
Canto 3.—Then to create the passion of love in the heart
of Shiva, Indra calls on Kâmadeva, who accompanied by Vasant
(the Vernal Season) as his helper, sets out on his mission. The
nature surrounding Shiva, all of a sudden, puts on the garb of
कु० सं०—२