Rasamanjari, a treatise on rasa, was a favourite text of Rajasthani painters. Who composed it in the fourteenth century?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Bhanu Datta
Option (1) Jayadeva — Incorrect. Jayadeva composed the Gita Govinda in the twelfth century.
Option (2) Keshav Das — Incorrect. Keshav Das composed Rasikapriya in Brajbhasha in 1591 and also wrote Kavipriya.
Option (3) Bihari Lal — Incorrect. Bihari Lal authored the Bihari Satsai of 700 verses.
Option (4) Bhanu Datta — Correct. Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin of Bihar, composed Rasamanjari in Sanskrit in the fourteenth century, a treatise on rasa.
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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’. Written in Sanskrit, the text is a treatise on rasa…” |