Consider the following pairs:
Book Written by

Mahabhasya : Patanjali
Ashtadhyayi : Panini.
Vasvadutta : Vishakhadatta

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) None

Question

Consider the following pairs:
Book Written by

	Mahabhasya : Patanjali
	Ashtadhyayi : Panini.
	Vasvadutta : Vishakhadatta

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Pair 1 is correct: Mahabhasya is a great commentary on Panini&rsquo;s grammar, written by Patanjali.
Pair 2 is correct: Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit grammar treatise written by Panini in the 5th&ndash;4th century BCE.
Pair 3 is not correct : Vasavadatta was written by Subandhu, not Vishakhadatta.
Vishakhadatta is the author of Mudrarakshasa and Devichandraguptam.

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Consider the following pairs: Book Written by Mahabhasya : Patanjali Ashtadhyayi : Panini. Vasvadutta : Vishakhadatta How many of the above pairs are correctly matched ? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) Only three (d) None