Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Terms | List-II Meanings | ||
| (A) | Gajapati | (I) | Lord of Horses |
| (B) | Narapati | (II) | Greeks |
| (C) | Ashvapati | (III) | Lord of Elephants |
| (D) | Yavana | (IV) | Lord of Men/Rayas |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Gajapati — this matches (III) Lord of Elephants. Gajapati literally means lord of elephants; it was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century.
(B) Narapati — this matches (IV) Lord of Men/Rayas. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara, the rayas were called narapati or lord of men.
(C) Ashvapati — this matches (I) Lord of Horses. In the same traditions, the Deccan Sultans were termed ashvapati or lord of horses.
(D) Yavana — this matches (II) Greeks. Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north-west.
NCERT (2026-27): “Elephants, horses and men … Gajapati literally means lord of elephants. This was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara the Deccan Sultans are termed as ashvapati or lord of horses and the rayas are called narapati or lord of men. Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north west.” |