History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Passage
This work begins with the origins of the Chalukya dynasty and, in the familiar style of an epic poem, details the battles fought and the pleasures enjoyed by Emperor Vikramaditya. Like the first chapter of the Harsha-Charita, the final section provides an account of the author himself, his literary journey, his family, and his country and its rulers. As a piece of history, this work is full of various inconsistencies. It aspires to the intervention of Shiva to explain certain tragic events in the emperor's life. Due to the lack of precise expressions, even the correct chronology has been lost.
Which text is this passage referring to?
AVikramorvashi
BKathasarit-Sagar
CVikramankadeva-Charit ✓ Correct
DDevichandragupta
Correct answer: (C) Vikramankadeva-Charit — The answer is the Vikramankadeva Charit.
Explanation
★The answer is the Vikramankadeva Charit.
★The passage refers to the Vikramankadeva Charit, written by Bilhana.
★Bilhana was the court poet of the Chalukya Vikramaditya.
★He wrote the biography of his patron in the epic style.
★It presents details of the battles fought by Vikramaditya.
★So the text referred to is the Vikramankadeva Charit.
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