History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
Kaiyata wrote a commentary on which one of the following texts?
AMahabhashya ✓ Correct
BAshtadhyayi
CNirukta
DChatuhsatika
Correct answer: (A) Mahabhashya — He wrote a commentary on the Mahabhashya, so the answer is the Mahabhashya.
Explanation
★He wrote a commentary on the Mahabhashya, so the answer is the Mahabhashya.
★Kaiyata wrote a commentary on the Mahabhashya.
★Kaiyata was a grammarian from Kashmir.
★He composed a commentary by the name of Pradipa on the grammar work Mahabhashya by Patanjali.
★The Mahabhashya itself is a commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi, with a critique of Katyayana.
★At the beginning of the Pradipa, Kaiyata offers prayers to Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess Saraswati.
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