Match List - I with List - II.
| List – I Text/Inscription | List – II Language |
| (a) Ashoka's inscription in Kalinga | (i) Tamil |
| (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 (2) → (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)
(a) Ashoka’s inscription in Kalinga — this matches (iii) Prakrit. Most Asokan inscriptions were in the Prakrit language; only those in the northwest were in Aramaic and Greek. Kalinga, the present-day coastal Orissa, lies far from the northwest.
(b) Silappadikaram — this matches (i) Tamil. The Silappadikaram is an epic written in Tamil.
(c) Harshacharita — this matches (ii) Sanskrit. This biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kanauj, was composed in Sanskrit by his court poet Banabhatta.
(d) Ashoka’s inscription in Afghanistan — this matches (iv) Greek. The Aramaic and Greek scripts were used for inscriptions in Afghanistan.
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