Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar in the fourteenth century, composed which text?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Rasamanjari
Option (1) Rasikapriya — Incorrect. The Rasikapriya was composed in Brajbhasha by Keshav Das of Orchha.
Option (2) Rasamanjari — Correct. The Rasamanjari, the ‘Bouquet of Delight’, is a Sanskrit treatise on rasa.
Option (3) Gita Govinda — Incorrect. The Gita Govinda was composed by Jayadeva in the twelfth century.
Option (4) Kavipriya — Incorrect. The Kavipriya is another poetic work by Keshav Das.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …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 and deals with the classification of heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas) in accordance with their age — baal, taruna and praudha; physiognomic traits of appearance, such as padmini, chitrini, shankhini, hastini, etc., and emotional states, such as khandita, vasaksajja, abhisarika, utka, etc. Though Krishna is not mentioned in the text, painters have introduced him as the archetypal lover.” |