Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kalidasa
The correct answer is Kalidasa. - Kalidasa is one of the greatest classical Sanskrit poets and dramatists of ancient India.
- His writings reveal that he was a pious Brahmana of Ujjain, and had acquired a knowledge of the various branches of Brahmanical learning.
- His poetic talent is very well reflected in all his works, which are Malavikagnimitra, Vikramorvasiya, Abhijñana-Sakuntala, and poems like Raghuvamsa, Kumarasambhava, and Meghaduta.
| Bhasa | - Krishna Dvaipāyana, also known as Bhasa and Veda Bhasa.
- He is traditionally known as the author of the Mahabharata.
- He is also known to be the transcriber of Vedas and Puranas.
| | Shudhraka | - Shudhraka is best known for a picaresque narrative titled Dasakumracharita (the adventures of the ten princes).
- Three Sanskrit plays by him are Mrichchhakatika (The little clay cart), Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana, Padmaprabhritaka.
| | Aryabhata | - He is famous as a mathematician and astronomer.
- His works cover a wide range of topics, such as extracting square roots, solving quadratic equations, and predicting eclipses.
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