Question

Match List I with List II regarding Authors and their Works: 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
 

• A. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• B. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• C. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• D. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Hint:

Bana = Kadambari. Bhartrihari = Niti/Vairagya/Shringara. Trivikrama = Nala-Champu. These are standard pairs in history of literature questions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This list covers prose writers, a modern novelist, a Champu writer, and a lyricist. Knowing their primary works is fundamental.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
1. Banabhatta: He is the greatest prose writer of the classical period.
His most famous work is the 'Katha' titled Kadambari.
Matching: A-III.

2. Ambikadatta Vyasa: He is a modern Sanskrit scholar (19th century).
He wrote the first modern historical Sanskrit novel titled Shivarajavijayam, depicting the life of Shivaji Maharaj.
Matching: B-I.

3. Trivikrama Bhatta: He is known for the first major Champu work.
His work Nalachampukavyam (or Damayanti-katha) is the earliest significant composition in the mixture of prose and poetry.
Matching: C-IV.

4. Bhartrihari: He is the famous author of the 'Shataka-traya'.
His Nitishatakam contains 100 verses on worldly wisdom and ethics.
Matching: D-II.

Resulting match: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

Step 4: Final Answer:
Matching authors to their masterpieces: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II. Thus, Option (A) is correct.