INDIAN HISTORY

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Who wrote ‘Kiratarjuniyam’?
A
Bhasa
B
Bhartruhari
C
Bhavabhuthi
D
Bharavi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bharavi, (flourished 6th century ad), Sanskrit poet who was the author of Kiratarjuniya (“Arjuna and the Mountain Man”), one of the classical Sanskrit epics classified as a mahakavya (“great poem”).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bharavi’s only known work is Kirātārjunīya, an eighteen canto epic poem, the story for which comes from the Mahābhārata. Kirātārjunīya “is regarded to be the most powerful poem in the Sanskrit language".

Detailed explanation-3: -Kiratarjuniya was written by Bharavi. It was written in the 6th century AD. Bharavi mark about Mahabharata theme in his book. He belongs to South during the reign of Pallava dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bharavi was a great Sanskrit poet who wrote Mahakavya, or great poetry, one of the greatest classical Sanskrit epics. King Durvinita of the Western Ganga dynasty and King Simhavishnu of the Pallava dynasty reigned during the reigns of Bharavi, who was most likely from southern India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bhairvi village is located in Chhoti Sadri tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated 20km away from sub-district headquarter Chhoti Sadri (tehsildar office) and 52km away from district headquarter Pratapgarh. As per 2009 stats, Peeli Khera is the gram panchayat of Bhairvi village.

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