Bhanu Datta composed the Rasamanjari, a favourite text of Rajasthani painters. Where did he live in the fourteenth century?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bihar
Option (1) Bengal — Incorrect. Bengal is linked with Jayadeva, author of the Gita Govinda, held to be the court poet of Lakshmana Sen of Bengal.
Option (2) Bihar — Correct. Bhanu Datta was a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar in the fourteenth century.
Option (3) Orchha — Incorrect. Orchha is linked with Keshav Das, court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah, who wrote the Rasikapriya.
Option (4) Jaipur — Incorrect. Jaipur is linked with Bihari Lal, who composed the Satsai at the court of Jaipur.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Composed in the twelfth century by Jayadeva, who is believed to have been the court poet of Lakshmana Sen of Bengal, Gita Govinda, the ‘Song of the Cowherd’, is a lyrical poem in Sanskrit, evoking shringara rasa, portraying the mystical love between Radha and Krishna through worldly imageries. Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar in the fourteenth century, composed another favourite text of artists, Rasamanjari, interpreted as the ‘Bouquet of Delight’.” |