Question

Arrange the Prabandh Jaatis in increasing order, according to the use of angas in Prabandh: \[ \text{A. Tarawali} \] \[ \text{B. Bhavani} \] \[ \text{C. Deepani} \] \[ \text{D. Ananadini} \] \[ \text{E. Medini} \]

• A. E, D, C, B, A
• B. A, B, C, D, E
• C. E, C, D, B, A
• D. A, C, E, B, D

Hint:

Prabandha jati order by increasing angas: \[ \text{Medini} \rightarrow \text{Ananadini} \rightarrow \text{Deepani} \rightarrow \text{Bhavani} \rightarrow \text{Tarawali} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept:
Prabandha was an ancient musical form. Its jatis were classified according to the number of angas used in the composition. The number of angas increases from Medini to Tarawali.

Step 1: Identify the lowest anga use.
Medini has the lowest number of angas among the given prabandha jatis. So: \[ E = \text{Medini} \]

Step 2: Next comes Ananadini.
Ananadini comes after Medini. So: \[ D = \text{Ananadini} \]

Step 3: Next comes Deepani.
Deepani comes next in the increasing order. So: \[ C = \text{Deepani} \]

Step 4: Next comes Bhavani.
Bhavani has more angas than Deepani. So: \[ B = \text{Bhavani} \]

Step 5: Highest is Tarawali.
Tarawali has the highest number of angas among these. So: \[ A = \text{Tarawali} \]

Step 6: Final arrangement.
Therefore: \[ E \rightarrow D \rightarrow C \rightarrow B \rightarrow A \] Hence: \[ \boxed{\text{(A) E, D, C, B, A}} \]