History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2020 History
Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Kuttanimata
- 2. Kalavilasa
- 3. Prabodhachandrodaya
- 4. Samayamatrika
A1 and 2 only
B2 and 4 only ✓ Correct
C1, 2 and 3 only
D2, 3 and 4 only
Correct answer: (B) 2 and 4 only — Kalavilasa and Samayamatrika were by Kshemendra, so the answer is 2 and 4 only.
Explanation
★Kalavilasa and Samayamatrika were by Kshemendra, so the answer is 2 and 4 only.
★Kalavilasa and Samayamatrika were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra.
★He also composed the Ramayanamanjari, the Bharatamanjari and the Brihatkathamanjari.
★In poetics he wrote the Auchitya-vichara-charcha, the Kavikanthabharana and the Suvrittatilaka.
★The Kuttanimata was written by Damodaragupta, and the Prabodhachandrodaya by Krishna Mishra.
★So the texts by Kshemendra are the Kalavilasa and the Samayamatrika.
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