DRAMA AND KERALA SANSKRIT THEATRE
BA Malayalam
2014 Admission onwards
IV Semester
COMPLEMENTARY COURSE - SANSKRIT
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BA Malayalam
IV SEMESTER
COMPLEMENTARY COURSE - SANSKRIT
DRAMA AND KERALA SANSKRIT THEATRE
PREPARED BY
Dr. Prajjwala. A. K.Asst. Professor of Sanskrit (General)S. N. G. S. College,Pattambi.
SCRUTINISED BY
Dr. Pushpadasan Kuniyil,Asst. Professor of Sanskrit Sahitya,S. N. G. S. College,Pattambi.
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One word Questions:
1. Who tells about the Vedic origin of Sanskrit Drama?(Bhasa, Kalidasa, Bharata)- Bharata.
2. What is the general term for plays in Sanskrit? (Nataka, Rupaka,Kavya)- Rupaka
3. How many Rupakas are there in Sanskrit? (13, 11, 10)- 10
4. How many Plays are there in the Bhasanatakacakra?(10,12,13)- 13
5. Who has first identified and published the Plays of Bhasa? (T. K.Ramachandra Iyer, T. Ganapathi Sastri, Sudhamsu Chaturvedi)- T. Ganapati Sastri
6. The introductory speech of Sanskrit Drama is ………………….. (Nepathya,Prastavana, Bharatavakya)- Prasthavana.
7. The concluding potion of Sanskrit Drama is known as ………….. (Nandi,Pravesaka, Bharatavakya)- Bharatavakya.
8. In which drama Bhasa has represented death on the stage?(Svapnavasavadatta, Pratimanataka, Dutavakya)- Pratimanataka
9. Pratimanataka is a ……………. Based drama? (Ramayana, Mahabharata,Brihatkatha)- Mahabharata
10. Who is the hero of Svapnavasavadatta? (Udayana, Vasantaka,Rama)- Udayana
11. Who is the hero of Vikramorvasiya? (Dusyantha, Pururavas,Agnimitra)- Pururavas
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12. Who is the heroine of Vicramorvasiya? (Urvasi, Sakuntala, Sita)- Urvasi
13. Name the Vidusaka in Vikramorvasiya. (Gautama, Manavaka,Madhavya)- Gautama.
14. The plot of Abhijnanasakunthala is taken from ……………. Epic?(Ramayana, Mahabharata)- Mahabharata.
15. Contemporary of Saktibhadra is……….. (Sankaracarya, Bharata,Kalidasa)- Sankaracarya
16. Who is the author of Ascaryacudamani? (Saktibhadra,Sudraka, Bhasa)- Saktibhadra
17. Kalidasa’s ……………………… play is known as a world classic.(Malavikagnimitra, Abhijnanasakuntala, Vikramorvasiya)- Abhijnanasakuntala
18. Predominant sentiment in the Aascaryacudamani? (Karuna,Hasya, Adbhuta)- Adbhuta
19. Who is the author of Mahaviracarita? (Bhasa, Bhavabhuti,Kalidasa)- Bhavabhuti
20. Who is the author of Uttararamacarita? (Bhasa, Bhavabhuti,Kalidasa)- Bhavabhuti
21. Who is the author of Malatimadhava? (Bhavabhuti, Bhasa,Kalidasa)- Bhavabhuti
22. …………. Is the play written by Bhasa based on Krsna legend?(Avimaraka, Balacaritha, Dutavakya)- Balacarita.
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23. Complete the list of 4 abhinayas – Angika, Vachika, Aharya,……………………. (Satvika, Nritta, Nritya)- Satvika.
24. In which drama Kalidasa mentions Bhasa? (Malavikagnimitra,Vikramorvasiya, Abhijnanasakuntala)- Malavikagnimitra
25. Who is the hero of Malavikagnimitra? (Dusyanta, Udayana,Agnimitra)- Agnimitra
26. Who is the hero of Abhijnanasakuntala? (Pururavas, Udayana,Dusyanta)- Dusyanta
27. Who is the heroin of Abhijnanasakuntala? (Sakuntala, Urvasi,Malavika)- Sakuntala
28. Howmany chapters are there in Ascaryacudamani? (5, 7, 9)- 7
29. Who introduced Saktibhadra as Bhuvanabhuti? (Kalidasa,Sankaracarya, Banabhatta)- Sankaracarya
30. In which play the sentiment of Karuna Rasa dominates?(Mahaviracarita, Uttararamacarita, Malatimadhava)- Uttararamacaritam
31. Who is the hero of Mahaviracarita? (Udayana, Srirama,Krishna)- Srirama
32. Which is the primary Rasa of Mahaviracarita? (Vira, Karuna,Roudra)- Vira
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