Deck 5: Various Aspects of Poetry and Poetic Composition in Indian Literature

Question 1

_____________ is the author of Kavya-meemaamsa.

A)rajashekhara
B)kundaka
C)vamana
D)udhbhata

Answer 1

rajashekhara

Question 2

Madhurya, ojas and prasada are thethree qualities according to ________ .

A)bhamaha
B)kundaka
C)udhbhata
D)vamana

Answer 2

bhamaha

Question 3

According to Bhamaha, Dandin and Udbhata the essential element of Kavyawas ___________ .

A)alamkara
B)vakrokti
C)guna
D)riti

Answer 3

alamkara

Question 4

According to Kshemendra __________is the very life of Kavya.

A)alamkara
B)vakrokti
C)guna
D)aucitya

Question 5

__________ treats Rasa as an aspect of Alamkara.

A)bhamaha
B)kundaka
C)udhbhata
D)vamana

Question 6

Bharata'sNatyasastra mentions ________ alamkaras .

A)five
B)six
C)seven
D)four

Question 7

Bharata'sNatyasastra mentions ________ gunasof Poetic composition.

A)ten
B)five
C)four
D)six

Question 8

Vaman defines ___________ as particular arrangement of words.

A)riti
B)alamkara
C)vakrokti
D)guna

Question 9

Vamanadiscusses _____________types of riti .

A)three
B)four
C)five
D)six

Question 10

According to Vamanathe ________ riti abounds in thegunasojas and kanti.

A)gandhara
B)panchali
C)vaidarbhi
D)gaudi

Question 11

________ritiis endowed with the gunasmadhurya and saukumarya

A)gaudi
B)panchali
C)vaidarbhi
D)none of these

Question 12

MahimaBhatta who wrote ___________ tried to comprehend all ideas of dhvani in the process of anumana .

A)dhvanyaloka
B)locana
C)abhinavabharathi
D)\vyakti-viveka\

Question 13

____________ considers aucitya as the essence of rasa.

A)ksemendra
B)bhoja
C)kuntaka
D)bhamaha

Question 14

Upama ,Dipaka , Rupaka and yamaka are the four ___________ mentioned in Natyasastra .

A)alamkaras
B)riti
C)guna
D)vakrokti

Question 15

Bhamaka Divides alamkaras into _____ groups.

A)three
B)four
C)two
D)five

Question 16

____________ treats rasa as rasavatalamkara .

A)mahimabhatta
B)khemendra
C)bhoja
D)bhahama

Question 17

Vamana equates beauty with _________.

A)alamkara
B)riti
C)guna
D)vakrokti

Question 18

Upamaand rupaka are __________ .

A)arthalamkaras
B)sabdalamkaras
C)guna
D)dosha

Question 19

Anuprasa and yamaka are ___________ .

A)arthalamkaras
B)sabdalamkaras
C)guna
D)dosha

Question 20

________ defines poetry as a word promoting delight.

A)jagannath
B)vamana
C)bharatha
D)abhinavagupta

Question 21

_______ defines poetry as that union of sound and sense which is devoid of poetic flaws and is embodied with gunas.

A)bharatha
B)vamana
C)sankuka
D)lollata

Question 22

_________ defines poetry as the union of sound and sense which express alamkaras.

A)bharatha
B)vamana
C)sankuka
D)lollata

Question 23

According to Vamanriti is the soul of poetry and all the beautifying elements of it can be included in the ____ guans accepted by him

A)10
B)20
C)9
D)5