Q. Consider the following pair of Authors and Sanskrit grammar books:
Author –Book
1. Panini –Ashtadhyayi
2. Patanjali –Mahabhashya
3. Amarasimha —-Chandravyakaranam
Which of the above given pair are correctly matched?
Answer: B
Notes:
The Gupta period also saw the development of Sanskrit grammar based on Panini who wrote Ashtadhyayi and Patanjali who wrote Mahabhashya on the topic.
- This period is particularly memorable for the compilation of the Amarakosa, a thesaurus in Sanskrit, by Amarasimha.
- A Buddhist scholar from Bengal, Chandrogomia, composed a book on grammar named Chandravyakaranam.
Source: Tamil Nadu state board.
