Which text of c. seventh-century CE gives representation of life in the settlement on the outskirts of a forest in Vindhyas?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Harshacharita
The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kanauj, written in Sanskrit by his court poet Banabhatta in the seventh century CE. One excerpt from it is an extremely rare picture of life in a settlement on the outskirts of a forest in the Vindhyas: small farmers working scattered fields mainly with the spade, people carrying honey, wax, flowers and other forest produce, and village women going to sell forest fruits.
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