Art & Literature

Question 1

Hala, a Satavahana king and also a great poet, authored ……………, which is a collection of 700 erotic poems or verses in the Maharashtri Prakrit dialect

Answer 1

Gatha Saptasati (Gatha Sattasai)

Question 2

Official language of the Satavahanas was ……, though the script was …….

Answer 2

a) Prakrit

b) Brahmi

Question 3

Nashik inscription describes the achievements of which ruler?

Answer 3

Gautamiputra Satkarni (c.106-130 CE) of Satavahana dynasty

His mother Gautami Balashri composed it in Prakrit, during his son Pulumayi’s reign

This inscription is also attributed to Nahapana, Shaka (Western Kshatrapas) ruler

Question 4

Panchasiddhantika, Brihat Samhita and Brihat Jataka were written by

Answer 4

Varahamihira

Was a renowned mathematician and astrologer