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The Mangalakavyas of early Bengali literature literally mean:

AHeroic ballads
BFairy tales
CDevotional songs
DAuspicious poems
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Auspicious poems
1. They dealt with local deities. 2. Mangalakavyas means auspicious poems. 3. They belong to the Sanskrit-indebted category. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 9, The Making of Regional Cultures._
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