UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

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

  1. Kavyalankara
  2. Natyashastra
  3. Madhyama-vyayoga
  4. Mahabhashya

Answer

Correct Answer

Madhyama-vyayoga

Explanation

Madhyama-vyayoga is one of the Sanskrit plays traditionally attributed to Bhasa. Kavyalankara is a work on poetics attributed to Bhamaha, Natyashastra is the foundational treatise on dramaturgy attributed to Bharata, and Mahabhashya is the grammatical commentary associated with Patanjali. Thus, Madhyama-vyayoga is the work attributed to playwright Bhasa.

Topics: ancient indian literature, bhasa and his plays, history, sanskrit drama