Q63 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Art and Culture

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Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ?

A Kavyalankara
B Natyashastra
C Madhyama- vyayoga
D Mahabhashya

Correct answer: (c) Madhyama- vyayoga

Explanation

  1. A

    Kavyalankara

    Kavyalankara. A work of Alamkara sastra (Bhamaha), not a Bhasa play.

  2. B

    Natyashastra

    Natyashastra. Bharata’s treatise on drama, not Bhasa.

  3. C

    Madhyama- vyayoga

    Madhyama-vyayoga. A Bhasa play in the Trivandrum Sanskrit plays corpus.

  4. D

    Mahabhashya

    Mahabhashya. Patanjali on Panini, not drama.

Summary. Official key is (c) Madhyama-vyayoga. Bhasa is credited with a set of Sanskrit plays recovered in Kerala, including Madhyama-vyayoga, Swapnavasavadattam and Pratijnayaugandharayana. The other three titles belong to poetics, dramaturgy and grammar.