alleryWhich poet composed the Sanskrit epic Ramayana?
- Ved Vyasa
- Kalidasa
- Valmiki
- Bhasa
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Correct answer: C. Valmiki
Valmiki is the traditional author of the Ramayana, one of the two great Sanskrit epics.
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Which poet composed the Sanskrit epic Ramayana?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is credited with writing the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata?Read the answer and worked solution →The epic Raghuvamsha, written in Classical Sanskrit, is the work of which poet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which work standardised the grammar and phonetics of Classical Sanskrit?Read the answer and worked solution →In canonical Pali literature, what are the Buddhist discourses called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Pali term denotes works on monastic discipline?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sangam literature collection contains how many poems?Read the answer and worked solution →Which work is credited as the oldest available work in Tamil?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did the Bhakti movement originate, before spreading northwards?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Tamil devotional poets were Vaishnava in tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →The Charyapadas are Buddhist songs regarded as an early form of which literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Who discovered the palm leaf Charyapada manuscript in Nepal?Read the answer and worked solution →For which work did Rabindranath Tagore receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913?Read the answer and worked solution →Rabindranath Tagore was the first person from which continent to win the Nobel Prize?Read the answer and worked solution →Which song by Rabindranath Tagore became the national anthem of Bangladesh?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two poets are the most famous figures of medieval Hindi religious poetry?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the earliest existing literary work in Kannada?Read the answer and worked solution →The Halmidi inscription is the oldest existing record of Kannada prose. It dates to which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kannada poet who popularised the Champu style wrote Vikramarjuna Vijaya?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kannada poet wrote Yashodhara Charitha?Read the answer and worked solution →Khamba Thoibi Sheireng is a Meitei epic poem. How many lines does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →Which saint-poet was among those who began Marathi literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Urdu poetry is especially known for which literary form?Read the answer and worked solution →The Saptakanda Ramayana is a famous Assamese translation of which epic?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965?Read the answer and worked solution →G. Sankara Kurup won the first Jnanpith Award for which poetry collection?Read the answer and worked solution →Jnanpith Award winners received a bronze replica of which goddess?Read the answer and worked solution →Which condition applies to Jnanpith Award conferral?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1944?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian filmmaker designed the plaque of the Sahitya Akademi Award?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Who is credited with writing the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata?
- Valmiki
- Sarala Das
- Ved Vyasa
- Kalidasa
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Correct answer: C. Ved Vyasa
The Mahabharata is traditionally attributed to Ved Vyasa.
The epic Raghuvamsha, written in Classical Sanskrit, is the work of which poet?
- Valmiki
- Panini
- Ved Vyasa
- Kalidasa
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Correct answer: D. Kalidasa
Kalidasa composed Raghuvamsha, the Dynasty of Raghu.
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