History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2019 History
Match List I (Texts) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct option from those given below.
List I
- I. Kavyadarsa
- II. Ashtadhyayi
- III. Mahabhasya
- IV. Tantraloka
List II
- A. Abhinavagupta
- b. Patanjali
- c. Panini
- d. Dandin
AI-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a
BI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a ✓ Correct
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d
Correct answer: (B) I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a — The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a.
★The Kavyadarsa, the earliest systematic treatise on poetics in Sanskrit, was composed by Dandin.
★The Ashtadhyayi, the great grammar in eight chapters, was written by Panini.
★The Mahabhasya, a commentary on Panini's rules, was written by Patanjali.
★The Tantraloka, the master work on Tantra, was composed by Abhinavagupta of Kashmir.
★These are landmark texts of Sanskrit learning.
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