Q. Consider the following pairs:
Author Book
1. Mahendravarman I–Mathavilasa Prahasanam
2. Bharavi – Kiratarjuniya
3. Dandin – Dashakumaracharita
Which of the above given pair are correctly matched?
Answer: D
Notes:
Mahendravarman I composed Mathavilasa Prahasanam in Sanskrit.
- Two extraordinary works in Sanskrit set the standard for Sanskrit literature in the south: Bharavi’s Kiratarjuniya and Dandin’s Dashakumaracharita.
- Dandin of Kanchipuram, author of the great treatise on rhetoric Kavyadarsa, seems to have stayed in Pallava court for some time.
Source: Tamil Nadu state board.
