UPSC Prelims 2024 Question on Bhasa and Madhyama-vyayoga
Q. Which one of the following is a work attributed to the playwright Bhasa?
✅ Correct Answer: (c) Madhyama vyayoga
Explanation:
(a) Kavyalankara: ❌ Incorrect. That’s a poetics work attributed to Bhamaha.
(b) Natyashastra: ❌ Incorrect. Ancient treatise on performing arts attributed to Bharata Muni.
(c) Madhyama vyayoga: ✅ Correct. One of the one-act plays (vyayogas) traditionally attributed to the playwright Bhasa, drawing on Mahabharata episodes.
(d) Mahabhashya: ❌ Incorrect. Patanjali’s major commentary on Panini’s grammar.
