History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
In Bhasa's drama Daridracharudatta, the term 'Yavanika' refers to:
AA youthful maiden
BThe curtains ✓ Correct
CThe shoes
DA tasty dish
Correct answer: (B) The curtains — It refers to the curtains, so the answer is the curtains.
Explanation
★It refers to the curtains, so the answer is the curtains.
★In Bhasa's drama Daridracharudatta the term Yavanika refers to the curtains.
★The yavanika was the stage curtain used in classical Sanskrit theatre.
★The word is linked to Yavana, suggesting a foreign or Greek origin of the cloth.
★Bhasa was one of the earliest Sanskrit dramatists.
★So the term Yavanika refers to the curtains.
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