Question

Consider the following pairs : Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Kokila Sandesa - Uddanda Sastrikal
2. Ascharya Choodamani - Saktibhadra
3. Bhashashtapathi - Unnayi Varier

• A. All
• B. 1, 3
• C. 1 only
• D. 1, 2

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 1, 2

Kokila Sandesa

• The Kokila Sandesa is a Sanskrit love poem written by Uddanda Sastrī in the 15th century AD.
• It is a short lyric poem of 162 verses
• It describes how a nameless hero, abducted from his wife’s side by mysterious women, sends a message to her via a cuckoo.
• The poem belongs to the sandesa kavya,genre.
• It is modelled upon the Kalidasa's Meghaduta .

Ascharyachoodamani

• It is a drama in seven acts.
• It was authored by Saktibhadra, a legendary dramatist from Kerala, a contemporary of Sri Sankaracharya
• The theme for the play has been drawn from the great epic of Ramayana.
• Among the great Ramayana plays, Ascharyachoodamani has a prominent place along with the famous plays of Bhasa and Bhavabhuti.

NB : Bhashashtapadi is a Malayalam translation of Jayadeva's Gita Govindakavyam by Ramapurat Warrier.