Who among the following composed Rasamanjari in Sanskrit, dealing with the classification of heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bhanu Datta
The Rasamanjari (‘bouquet of delights’) is a Sanskrit poem by Bhanu Datta, a poet from Mithila in Bihar. It classifies the heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas) of love poetry by their nature and their situation. The work became a favourite theme of the Pahari painters; the Basohli set of the late seventeenth century illustrates its verses.