Question

Which of the fallowing book was not written by Bhawbhuti?
1. Maltimadhav
2. Kavi Priya
3. Mahavir charit
4. Uttarram charit

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kavi Priya

The correct answer is Kavi Priya.

• Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India renowned for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit.
• His plays were considered similar to the works of Kalidasa.
• Bhavabhuti was born in Padmapura, Vidarbha, in the Gondia district situated on Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh border.
• He is described as an 'Udumbara Brahmin'.
• His real name was Srikantha Nilakantha, and he was the son of Nilakantha and Jatukarni.

• Some of his literary works are:
• Mahaviracharita: It is a story of a great, courageous, brave one, depicting the early life of Lord Rama.
• Malatimadhava: It is a drama based on the Romance of Malati and Madhava.
• Uttararamacharita: This tells us about Rama's later life, his coronation, his abandonment of Sita, and their reunion.
• Kavi Priya is authored by Keshavdas.