Previous Year Question
Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Madhyama-vyayoga is a Sanskrit play attributed to the playwright Bhasa. It is a one-act Sanskrit drama based on an episode from the Mahabharata. It presents a story involving Bhima, his wife Hidimba and their son Ghatotkacha. The title is connected with the word Madhyama, which is used meaningfully in the story for both Bhima and the middle son of the Brahmin.
Apart from Madhyama-vyayoga, the works attributed to Bhasa include Svapnavasavadattam, Pratijnayaugandharayanam, Dutavakyam, Dutaghatotkacham, Karnabharam and Urubhangam.
The remaining works are associated with different scholars:
(a) Kavyalankara is a work on Sanskrit poetics attributed to Bhamaha.
(b) Natyashastra is an ancient treatise on drama, acting, dance and music associated with Bharata Muni.
(d) Mahabhashya is a work on Sanskrit grammar written by Patanjali as an exposition of Panini’s Ashtadhyayi and Katyayana’s Vartikas.