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    [id] => 17551
    [paper_index] => 202509-01-023993
    [title] => LINEAGE AND LEGITIMACY: POLITICAL AESTHETICS IN KĀLIDĀSA’S RAGHUVAṂŚA
    [description] => 
    [author] => N R Gopal
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    [doi] => 
    [year] => 2025
    [month] => September
    [volume] => 11
    [issue] => 9
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/September/202509-01-023993.pdf
    [abstract] => This paper presents a thorough critical analysis of Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa, a seminal work of classical Sanskrit Mahākāvya that narrates the distinguished solar lineage of kings culminating in Rāma. It is a work of political theology expounded in verse. Situated within a literary-historical framework and the context of Sanskrit poetics, the analysis examines the epic’s themes of kingship, heroism, and dharma, as well as its cultural and ethical perspectives, and its narrative and metrical craftsmanship. By closely examining significant episodes—particularly those involving Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Daśaratha, and the transitional figures who both stabilize and challenge the dynastic arc—we investigate how Kālidāsa employs imagery, simile, and intertextual allusion to convey an ideal of rājadharma rooted in compassion, restraint, and self-sacrifice. Comparative sections place Raghuvaṃśa in relation to the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, as well as following its impact on later Sanskrit and contemporary Indian literature. We contend that Raghuvaṃśa serves as both a political theology and an aesthetic model, elevating the classical concept of the moral sovereign and transforming it into an eternal reflection on power, virtue, and transience. It serves as a model of a pedagogical approach to leadership ethics. the conclusion, which highlights the poem’s enduring relevance to contemporary discussions on leadership ethics and suggests directions for future research, including ongoing metrical analysis, reception history, and cross-cultural epic comparisons.
    [keywords] => Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa, Sanskrit epic poetry, Kingship, and dharma, Comparative epic studies
    [doj] => 2025-09-11
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    [orderr] => 23
    [journal_id] => 1
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    [edit_on] => 2025-09-11 15:07:29
    [is_status] => 1
    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
    [short_code] => IJMR
    [eissn] =>  2455-3662 (Online)
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)
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