Q. Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) option c is the correct answer.
Option a is incorrect. Kavyalankara is a work on poetics attributed to the scholar Bhamaha.
Option b is incorrect. Natyashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, attributed to Bharata Muni.
Option c is correct. Madhyama-vyayoga play is one of the thirteen plays traditionally attributed to Bhasa. It is a one-act play (vyayoga) that depicts a story from the Mahabharata, focusing on the reunion of the Pandava brothers.
Option d is incorrect. Mahabhashya is a commentary on Panini’s grammar, attributed to Patanjali.
Source:
- Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dahiya – Chapter – The Guptas and The Vakatakas
- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/from-the-outer-to-the-inner/article19924154.ece
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