Question

Who is the writer of “Kiratarjuniya”?
A- Bhasa
B- Bhartruhari
C- Bhavabhuthi
D- Bharavi

Answer 1

Hint:
A Sanskrit kavya, written in the 6th century or earlier, is Kiratarjuniya.
The war between Arjun and Shiva is the subject matter, focused on the poem.
It is one of the greater three of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas, or great epics, along with the Naiadhacarita and the Shishupala Vadha.

Complete answer:
Bharavi (flourished in the 6th century AD), the author of Kiratarjuniya was a Sanskrit poet. The 8th-century poet Magha may have been impacted by his poetry, characterized by its lofty expression and intricate style.

His Kiratarjuniya was based on an episode of the Sanskrit poem Mahabharata ("Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty") from the third parvan, or portion.

It is a historic poem consisting of eighteen cantos detailing the war at Indrakeeladri Hills in present-day Vijayawada.

Among Sanskrit critics, it is noted both for its seriousness or complexity of sense and for its forceful and often playful language. This involves a canto, analogous to constrained prose, set aside to illustrate linguistic feats. The model of Kiratarjuniya was followed by later works of epic poetry.

Therefore, the correct answer is D

Note:
Bharavi was a very powerful exponent of human feelings. In this poem, his character portrayal is excellent. His vocabulary is wonderfully rich. His style is wondrous. The master hand of Bharavi made Kiratarjuniya one of Sanskrit literature's finest poems.
Bharavi has strong qualities of serious poetic thought and epic sublimity of representation, Sri Aurobindo says.
Bharavi's style is grand and majestic and compatible with the theme's design. Lucid and chaste, the language is.