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Which of the following creeper occupied a prominent place in the play 'Sakuntala' written by Kalidasa during the rule of Chandragupta II?
Which of the following creeper occupied a prominent place in the play 'Sakuntala' written by Kalidasa during the rule of Chandragupta II?
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Kalidasa's play 'Abhijnanasakuntalam' features Shakuntala's close bond with nature. The "Madhavi lata" creeper is famously associated with her and is botanically identified as Hiptage madablota or Hiptage benghalensis.
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- Hiptage madablota
- Adenocalymma alliaceum
- Clerodendrum splendens
- Quisqualis indica
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The play referred to is "Abhijnanasakuntalam" (The Recognition of Shakuntala) by the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, who is often associated with the Gupta period, including the reign of Chandragupta II.
In the play, the character Shakuntala is deeply connected with nature and the hermitage where she grows up. Several plants and creepers are mentioned, but one of the most prominently associated with Shakuntala and her adopted father, Sage Kanva, is the "Madhavi lata."
The botanical identity of Madhavi lata is widely accepted to be Hiptage benghalensis, also known by its synonym Hiptage madablota. This is a fragrant flowering creeper.
The other options are:
Adenocalymma alliaceum (Garlic vine)
Clerodendrum splendens (Flaming glory bower)
Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper) While these are also creepers, Hiptage madablota is the one strongly linked to Kalidasa's Shakuntala. Hiptage madablota
Adenocalymma alliaceum (Garlic vine)
Clerodendrum splendens (Flaming glory bower)
Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper) While these are also creepers, Hiptage madablota is the one strongly linked to Kalidasa's Shakuntala. Hiptage madablota
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Elimination by identity of the creepers:
Adenocalymma alliaceum (garlic vine) is a South American climber introduced to India much later and has no classical Sanskrit association. Clerodendrum splendens is native to West Africa, and Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper), despite its name, is not the plant traditionally identified with Kalidasa's hermitage scenes.
Classical commentators on Abhijnanasakuntalam identify the fragrant "Madhavi lata" repeatedly mentioned around Shakuntala's hermitage as Hiptage benghalensis (syn. Hiptage madablota), a native Indian creeper well known in Sanskrit literature.
Ruling out the non-Indian, non-classical creepers leaves Hiptage madablota as the correct answer.
Adenocalymma alliaceum (garlic vine) is a South American climber introduced to India much later and has no classical Sanskrit association. Clerodendrum splendens is native to West Africa, and Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper), despite its name, is not the plant traditionally identified with Kalidasa's hermitage scenes.
Classical commentators on Abhijnanasakuntalam identify the fragrant "Madhavi lata" repeatedly mentioned around Shakuntala's hermitage as Hiptage benghalensis (syn. Hiptage madablota), a native Indian creeper well known in Sanskrit literature.
Ruling out the non-Indian, non-classical creepers leaves Hiptage madablota as the correct answer.
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