The play Mrichchhakatika is written by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Shudraka
The play Mrichchhakatika was written by Shudraka (c. fourth century CE); its hero Charudatta is described as both a Brahmana and a merchant.
NCERT (2026-27): “The case of the merchants Sanskrit texts and inscriptions used the term vanik to designate merchants. While trade was defined as an occupation for Vaishyas in the Shastras, a more complex situation is evident in plays such as the Mrichchhakatika written by Shudraka (c. fourth century CE), Here, the hero Charudatta was described as both a Brahmana and a sarthavaha or merchant And a fifth-century inscription describes two brothers who made a donation for the construction of a temple as kshatriya-vaniks.” |