Question

Arrange the following into sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(i) Malvikagnimitra

(ii) Harshacharita

(iii) Ashtadhyayi

(iv) Rajatarangini

1. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
2. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
3. (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
4. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

Sources	Poet/Writer
Ashtadhyayi	Ashtadhyayi was written by Panini, a Sanskrit Philologist, who is also known as the “Father of Linguistics”. "Ashtadhyayi" or “Eight Chapters” written in 6th to 5th century BCE provides knowledge about four thousand rules used in the Sanskrit language. It sums up in 4,000 sutras that had evolved in the Vedic religion.
Malvikagnimitra	Malvikagnimitram is compositions of Kalidasa (5th century CE), he was in the court of Chandragupta II, also known as  Vikramaditya. Kalidasa also wrote Abhijnanashakuntalam which is considered to be one of the best hundred literary works in the world.
Harshacharita	The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta (in 7th century) Harsha is known mainly through the works of Banabhatta named Harsacharita (“Deeds of Harsha”). The work depicts the court and times of the Buddhist emperor Harsha of northern India. Bana’s biography of Harsha provides valuable information about the period, though with some exaggeration in the emperor’s favour.  Written in the ornate kavya style, involving extremely lengthy constructions, elaborate descriptions, and poetic devices, the work has great vitality and a wealth of keenly observed detail.  Himself a poet, Harsha composed three Sanskrit works: Nagananda, Ratnavali, and Priyadarsika.
Rajatarangini	Kashmir is known to have an ‘uninterrupted’ recorded history of five millennia with the Rajatarangini, composed by Kalhana, a 12th century (1100-1150) native Sanskrit versifier, recording the first 4,000 years. The meaning of the word Rajatarangini is the River of Kings. The book Rajatarangini deals with the history of the north-western Indian subcontinent, the kings of Kashmir. The Book contains 7826 verses, which are divided into eight books called Tarangas (waves).