Match List - I with List - II.
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List – I Text/Inscription |
List – II Language |
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(a) Ashoka's inscription in Kalinga |
(i) Tamil |
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(b) Silappadikaram |
(ii) Sanskrit |
|
(c) Harshacharita |
(iii) Prakrit |
|
(d) Ashoka's inscription in Afghanistan |
(iv) Greek |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (1) → (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)
|
List – I Text/Inscription |
List – II Language |
|
(a) Ashoka's inscription in Kalinga |
(iii) Prakrit |
|
(b) Silappadikaram |
(i) Tamil |
|
(c) Harshacharita |
(ii) Sanskrit |
|
(d) Ashoka's inscription in Afghanistan |
(iv) Greek |
Explanation:
Most Asokan inscriptions were in the Prakrit language while those in the northwest of the subcontinet were in Aramaic and Greek. Most Prakrit inscriptions were written in the Brahmi script; however, some, in the northwest, were written in Kharosthi. Ashoka's inscription in Kalinga was also in Prakrit. The Aramaic and Greek scripts were used for inscriptions in Afghanistan.
Silappadikaram is an epic written in Tamil.
The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kanauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta (c. seventh century CE).