Which of the following work is correctly matched with the author poet of the Gupta Age Author Poet W...........

Ancient and Medieval History(HCS) Gupta and Post Gupta

Which of the following work is correctly matched with the author/poet of the Gupta Age? Author/Poet Work

1. Vishnu Sharma Panchatantra

2. Kalidasa Devichandraguptam

3. Sudraka Mrichchakatika

4. Subhandhu Vasavadatta

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 3 and 4 only

1 and 4 only

Correct Option: (c) Explanation: Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Devichandraguptam was composed by Visakadatta.
Supplementary notes: Classical Sanskrit literature Kalidasa’s masterpiece was the Sanskrit drama Shakuntala.
It is considered one among the ‘hundred best books of the world’.
He wrote two other plays - the Malavikagnimitra and Vikramorvasiya.
His two well-known epics are Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhava.
Ritusamhara and Meghaduta are his two lyrics.
Visakadatta was another celebrated author of this period.
He was the author of two Sanskrit dramas, Mudrarakshasa and Devichandraguptam.
Bharavi’s Kritarjuniya is the story of the con fl ict between Arjuna and Siva.
Dandin was the author of Kavyadarsa and Dasakumaracharita.
Sudraka was a renowned poet of this age and his book Mrichchakatika is rich in humor and pathos.
Another important work of this period was Vasavadatta written by Subhandhu.