Raghuvansa, a great Sanskrit epic, attributed to Kālidāsa (q.v.). The subject is similar to that of the Rāmāyana, but begins with an account of Rāma's ancestors, 'the family of Raghu,' an ancient king of Ayodhya (Oudh). The text, with a Latin translation, was published by Stenzler (Lond. 1832).
Raghuvansa
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 551
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