{"id":2480,"date":"2025-05-02T14:06:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:36:27","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-history-of-ancient-india-bhavabhuti-hastimalla-and-kshemeshvara-were-famous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-history-of-ancient-india-bhavabhuti-hastimalla-and-kshemeshvara-were-famous","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Jain monks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playwrights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temple architects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philosophers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Playwrights<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814607e89e45\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla, and Kshemeshvara<\/strong>\u00a0were renowned\u00a0<strong>Sanskrit scholars, poets, and playwrights<\/strong>\u00a0of ancient India, known for their literary contributions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bhavabhuti:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a celebrated\u00a0<strong>playwright and poet<\/strong>\u00a0who lived during the\u00a0<strong>8th century CE<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bhavabhuti is credited with writing three major Sanskrit plays:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Malatimadhava<\/strong>\u00a0(a romantic drama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mahaviracharita<\/strong>\u00a0(a play on the early life of Lord Rama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uttararamacharita<\/strong>\u00a0(depicting the later life of Rama, including his separation from Sita)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bhavabhuti is often considered to rival\u00a0<strong>Kalidasa<\/strong>\u00a0in literary excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hastimalla:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a lesser-known\u00a0<strong>poet<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>dramatist<\/strong>, active in the later medieval period, particularly in the\u00a0<strong>Deccan region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hastimalla was a\u00a0<strong>Jain poet<\/strong>\u00a0in the court of the\u00a0<strong>Solanki rulers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His works and influence are mentioned in the context of\u00a0<strong>court poetry<\/strong>\u00a0and regional literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kshemeshvara:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kshemeshwara was the court poet of\u00a0<strong>Mahipala of Kannauj.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kshemeshvara was an\u00a0<strong>author and poet<\/strong>\u00a0known for writing the\u00a0<strong>Narmamala<\/strong>, a work in classical Sanskrit literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(b) Playwrights 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