Question

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): There is mention of Meghanāda and Akşayakumara as the sons of Rāvaņa in Rāmāyaņa Reason (R): Acārya Mammața is the author of Sahitya Darpaņa

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. A is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. A is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Kāvyaprakāśa is a celebrated Sanskrit text on poetics written by Mammata.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1:
Meghanāda (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara are indeed described as sons of Ravana in Ramayana. Thus, Assertion (A) is correct.

Step 2:
Sahitya Darpana was authored by Vishvanatha Kaviraja, not Mammata. Hence, Reason (R) is incorrect.

Step 3:
Mammata is famous for the work: \[ \boxed{\text{Kāvyaprakāśa}} \]

Step 4:
Therefore: \[ \boxed{\text{A is correct but (R) is not correct}} \] Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{(3)}} \]