How long does it take to read The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa?
The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa by Kālidāsa takes about 3 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1789. 180 pages, about 49,500 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 134 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sanskrit play, with Gujarati translation and commentary.
Subjects: Sanskrit drama, Indic drama (English), English imprints, Hindu mythology, Indo-iranian philology, Śakuntalā (Hindu mythology)
