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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