With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs:
Literary work : Author
1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana
2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri
3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna
4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
The correct answer is (B) Only two.
Explanation:
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: *Devi-Chandraguptam* is a Sanskrit play by Vishakhadeva (Vishakhadatta). It tells the story of Gupta King Ramagupta, who plans to surrender his queen Dhruvadevi to a Shaka invader. However, his younger brother, Chandragupta, enters the enemy camp disguised as the queen and kills the invader. Pair 2 is correctly matched: Hammira Mahakavya is a 15th-century Sanskrit epic poem by the Jain scholar Nayachandra Suri. It narrates the legendary biography of Hammira, a 13th-century Chahamana king. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Milinda Pañha (also known as the Questions of King Milinda) is a well-known Pali Buddhist text written by Nagasena. It is part of the Theravada Buddhist tradition and presents a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander I (referred to as Milinda in Pali) and the Buddhist monk Nagasena. Pair 4 is correctly matched: Somadeva Suri was a South Indian Jain monk from the 10th century CE. He wrote Nitivakyamrtam ("Nectar of the Science of Polity"), a treatise on statecraft. In the text, Somadeva also mentions being the author of a literary work called *Yashastilaka*.
हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर
प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए :
साहित्यिक कृति : रचनाकार
1. देवीचंद्रगुप्त : बिल्हण
2. हम्मीर-महाकाव्य : नयचंद्र सूरि
3. मिलिंद-पन्ह : नागार्जुन
4. नीतिवाक्यामृत : सोमदेव सूरि
उपर्युक्त युग्मों में से कितने सही सुमेलित हैं?
सही उत्तर (B) Only two है।
व्याख्या:
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: *Devi-Chandraguptam* is a Sanskrit play by Vishakhadeva (Vishakhadatta). It tells the story of Gupta King Ramagupta, who plans to surrender his queen Dhruvadevi to a Shaka invader. However, his younger brother, Chandragupta, enters the enemy camp disguised as the queen and kills the invader. Pair 2 is correctly matched: Hammira Mahakavya is a 15th-century Sanskrit epic poem by the Jain scholar Nayachandra Suri. It narrates the legendary biography of Hammira, a 13th-century Chahamana king. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Milinda Pañha (also known as the Questions of King Milinda) is a well-known Pali Buddhist text written by Nagasena. It is part of the Theravada Buddhist tradition and presents a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander I (referred to as Milinda in Pali) and the Buddhist monk Nagasena. Pair 4 is correctly matched: Somadeva Suri was a South Indian Jain monk from the 10th century CE. He wrote Nitivakyamrtam ("Nectar of the Science of Polity"), a treatise on statecraft. In the text, Somadeva also mentions being the author of a literary work called *Yashastilaka*.