Consider the following pairs:
1. Panchatantra : Bird, animal-human and non-human stories of advice for the benefit of the listeners
2. Hitopadesha : Deals with politics and practical wisdom
3. Gitagovinda : Describes every phase of love between Krishna and Radha
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
3 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
• Sanskrit literature is replete with lyrical poetry of great merit. This poetry constitutes a fusion of erotic and religious sentiments.
• Jayadeva (12 century A.D.) is the last great name in Sanskrit poetry, who wrote the lyric poetry Gitagovinda (the song of Govinda) to describe every phase of love beween Krishna and Radha – longing, jealousy, hope, disappointment, anger, reconciliation and fruition – in picturesque lyrical language. The songs describe the beauty of nature, which plays a prominent part in the description of human love.
• The didactic fable Panchatantra (five chapters), dealing with politics and practical wisdom, was written by Vishnu Sharma.
• The Hitopadesha, the bird, animal-human and non-human stories of advice for the benefit of the listeners, which was written by Narayan Pandit, are literary masterpieces which crossed the borders of the sub-continent and became popular in foreign lands.
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