2021 · Q42
Which one of the following pairs of authors and Sanskrit literary works is not correctly matched?
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- ASomadeva : Kathasaritsagara
- BAshvaghosha : Buddhacharita
- CBilhana : Vikramankadeva charita
- DKalidasa : Vasavadatta
Explanation
Somadeva authored the Kathasaritsagara, Ashvaghosha wrote the Buddhacharita, and Bilhana composed the Vikramankadevacharita — all three pairs are correctly matched. The Vasavadatta, however, is a work of Subandhu, not of Kalidasa (whose famous works include the Shakuntala and Meghaduta). Hence the Kalidasa : Vasavadatta pair is not correctly matched.