List of practice Questions

Identify the examples of 'Lakshana' (Indication) from the following:
A. Shveto dhavati (The white [horse] runs)
B. Kuntah pravishanti (The spears enter)
C. Kalingah sahasikah (The Kalinga is brave)
D. Goshadrishah gavayah (The gavaya is like a cow)
E. Parvato vahniman (The mountain has fire)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The 'Chandishatakam' of Banabhatta is composed in the Sragdhara meter.
Reason (R): The 'Tripurasundaristotram' is a work attributed to Shankaracharya.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In Upama (Simile), there is 'Sadharmya' (similarity), and in Utpreksha (Supposition), there is 'Sambhavana' (supposition).
Reason (R): Alamkaras (Figures of Speech) are considered to be like 'Shauryadivat' (heroism/virtues) of the soul.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Doshas (Poetic Defects) are those factors that enhance/uplift the poetry.
Reason (R): Gunas (Poetic Excellences) are the factors that perform the work of poetic beauty (Utkarsha-hetu).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): 'Rupaka' is a form of visual poetry (Drishya Kavya).
Reason (R): The 'Rupana' (imposition) of characters like Rama etc. onto the actors is observed in a Rupaka.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the 'Meghaduta', the Mandakranta meter is exclusively used.
Reason (R): In the 'Meghaduta', a detailed description of nature (Prakriti-varnanam) is found.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the play 'Uttararamacharita', Karuna Rasa is the predominant sentiment.
Reason (R): In the 'Uttararamacharita', the absence of the Vidushaka (the jester/clown) is observed.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The definition of the Shikharini meter is 'rasai rudraishchinna yamanasabhagah shikharini'.
Reason (R): In the Shikharini meter, there are 17 syllables in each quarter, with a pause (yati) at the 6th and 11th syllables.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Which meter (Chhandah) is indicated by the formula 'Jatau jarau'?
What is the main Rasa (aesthetic sentiment) in 'Amurushataka'?
Which meter (Chhandah) is primarily used in the 'Meghaduta'?
Who is the author of the work 'Chandishatakam'?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In 'Sanketa-grahana' (grasping of the conventional meaning), the meaning is understood in terms of Jati (Universal), Guna (Quality), Kriya (Action), and Dravya (Individual/Substance).
Reason (R): The Lakshyartha (indicative meaning) is understood through the power of Lakshana (Indication).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the Ramayana, Karuna Rasa (The Pathetic Sentiment) is the primary sentiment (Angi Rasa).
Reason (R): The arrangement and pervasiveness of Karuna Rasa is observed from the beginning to the end in the Valmiki Ramayana.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
In which work is the story of the horse named 'Indrayudha' described?
In the novel 'Kadambari', whose chief minister is 'Shuknasa'?
Who is the author of the work 'Shivarajavijaya'?
What is 'Champukavya' defined as in Sanskrit poetics?
Which 'Gana' (metrical foot) consists of three gurus (long syllables)?
In which meter (Chhandah) is the sequence of Ganas 'ma-sa-ja-sa-ta-ta-ga' found?
How many Artha-prakritis (elements of the plot/objective) are there in a Sanskrit drama?
How many cantos (Sargas) are there in the Mahakavya 'Raghuvamsha'?
In which Mahakavya is the description of the Himalayas found at the very beginning (Mangalacharana)?
What are the qualities famously attributed to the poet Magha?
In which play's benedictory verse (Mangalacharana) are the eight forms (Ashta-murti) of Lord Shiva described?