Match List I (Scholar) with List II (Specialization or Concept) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Bharata

ii.Bhartrihari

iii.Bhattanayaka

iv.Panini

List II

a.Grammar

b.Sadharanikaran

c.Rasa theory

d.Speech theory

Ai-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d

Bi-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

Ci-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a ✓ Correct

Di-d, ii-a, iii-c, iv-b

Correct answer: (C) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a

Explanation

The correct pairing links each Indian scholar to the concept he is known for.

Bharata, item 1, matches the Rasa theory, since his Natyashastra founded the theory of aesthetic sentiment in performance.

Bhartrihari, item 2, matches speech theory, as his work on sphota and the philosophy of language explains how meaning bursts forth in the word.

Bhattanayaka, item 3, matches Sadharanikaran, the process of generalisation or commonness that makes shared aesthetic experience possible.

Panini, item 4, matches grammar, for his Ashtadhyayi is the classical foundational grammar of Sanskrit.

This gives Bharata to rasa, Bhartrihari to speech, Bhattanayaka to Sadharanikaran and Panini to grammar as the accurate set.

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