Match the texts illustrated by Rajasthani painters in List-I with what their titles mean in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
| A. Gita Govinda | I. The Connoisseur’s Delight |
| B. Rasamanjari | II. 700 verses |
| C. Rasikapriya | III. Song of the Cowherd |
| D. Bihari Satsai | IV. Bouquet of Delight |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Gita Govinda | (III) Song of the Cowherd | Jayadeva’s twelfth-century Sanskrit poem on Radha and Krishna is called the ‘Song of the Cowherd’. |
| (B) Rasamanjari | (IV) Bouquet of Delight | Bhanu Datta’s treatise on rasa is interpreted as the ‘Bouquet of Delight’. |
| (C) Rasikapriya | (I) The Connoisseur’s Delight | Keshav Das wrote it in Brajbhasha to give aesthetic pleasure to elite courtiers. |
| (D) Bihari Satsai | (II) 700 verses | Bihari Lal’s work is made up of 700 verses, which the word satsai names. |
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’. … Rasikapriya, translated as ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’, is replete with complex poetic interpretations and was composed to incite aesthetic pleasure to elite courtiers. …Bihari Satsai, authored by Bihari Lal, constituting 700 verses (satsai), is composed in the form of aphorisms and moralising witticism.” |