Question

Match the Following:

	Books		Author
1	Ashtadhyayi	A	Bharata
2	Natyashastra	B	Varahamihira
3	Brihat Jataka	C	Panini

1. 1(B), 2(C), 3(A)
2. 1(B), 2(A), 3(C)
3. 1(C), 2(A), 3(B)
4. 1(C), 2(B), 3(A)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1(C), 2(A), 3(B)

the correct answer is 1(C), 2(A), 3(B).

Ashtadhyayi

• Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar.
  • It was written in the 6th to 5th-century BCE by the Indian grammarian Panini.
• The Mahābhāsya is attributed to Patanjali which is a commentary on selected rules of Sanskrit grammar from Paṇini's treatise.
  • It is dated to the 2nd century BCE.

Natyashastra

• It is a detailed treatise and handbook on dramatic art.
• It deals with classical Sanskrit theatre.
• It is written by the Brahman sage and priest Bharata (200 BC to 200 AD).
• Its many chapters contain detailed treatments of all the diverse arts that are used in the classical Indian concept of drama.
  • dance, music, poetics, and general aesthetics.
• It is also known as the fifth Veda.

Brihat Jataka

• Brihat Jataka is considered the standard textbook on Vedic astrology.
• It is written by Varahamihira.
• It is described as “India’s foremost astrological text”.