कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

PREFACE.
THIS Edition of the Fifth Canto of the Kumâra-
sambhavam is meant to meet the requirements of
the students of the Intermediate classes. In it they
will find the text as well as annotations on it, and
thus they will be saved of the necessity of going for a
bigger edition containing the whole of the poem.
The notes contain almost all that is needed for a
student and if read with proper care they will prove
of great advantage to him Those who are regular
students in some college should not neglect the
lectures of their teachers, but should regard these notes
as a supplement to them. Only then they can make
the right use of these notes. As to the private
candidates, they can safely depend on these notes for
their success in the examination.
To acquaint the students with Kâlidâsa and his
poem, an introduction has been added to the notes,
which contains general as well as critical remarks.
The book has been brought out in a hurry, so it is
quite possible that some mistakes of printing or
otherwise may have escaped notice. For the pointing
out of them we shall be thankful to the reader and
corrections will be made in the next edition
The author feels grateful to Kale's edition of the
Kumârasambhavam, on which is based the text and
which he has consulted while writing these notes.
DEHRA DUN, \big}
August 1, 1935. \big} MAHENDRA PRATAP SHASTRI.