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Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra? (A) Kuttanimata (B) Kalavilasa (C) Prabodhachandrodaya (D) Samayamatrika Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra? (A) Kuttanimata (B) Kalavilasa (C) Prabodhachandrodaya (D) Samayamatrika Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Correct Answer <span style="">(B) and (D) only</span>

Kalavilasa and Samayamatrika were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra.

Key Points

  • Kshemendra was an 11th-century poet from Kashmir in India.
  • Kshemendra was born as a Shaiva, but later became a Vaishnava.
  • He studied and wrote about both Vaishnavism and Buddhism.
  • The study depicts the works of Kshemendra made a respectable contribution to the literature of Kashmir.
  • Kshemendra wrote his works in the reign of the Kashmirian King Ananta and his son Kalasa.
  • He is also known as the father of social satire.
  • He introduces social satire, mixed with humor and sarcasm.
  • His “kalavilasa” is a satirical poem of ten cantos in which Muladeva, the legendary master of trickery instructs his young disciple in the arts of roguery.
  • In this poem, he depicts various occupations and follies of the people of the time, such as physicians, traders, astrologers, goldsmiths, harlots, and saints.

  • In “Samayamatrika”, a poem of eight chapters, he describes the arts and trickeries of the harlot.

Therefore we can conclude that the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra:

(B) Kalavilasa

(D) Samayamatrika

Additional Information

  • Kuttanimata:
    • ​It was authored by Damodaragupta.

    • Damodaragupta occupied a high position under the Karkota-Naga.

  •  Prabodhachandrodaya:
    • ​During 11th century, a spiritual drama, Prabodha Chandrodaya was written by Krishna Misra to teach the Advaita doctrine to those who were interested in Kavya and not philosophy.
    • He belong to the period of the Chandela ruler, Kirti Varman.

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