Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is…
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Question (English)
Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
- Pushyabhuti
- Chalukya
- Maitraka
- Pallava ✓ Correct
Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE) was a distinguished king of the Pallava dynasty. He was a man of many talents and a great patron of art and literature.
- He authored the famous Sanskrit satire play 'Mattavilasa-prahasana' (The Drunken Revelry).
- He is also credited with initiating the tradition of rock-cut temple architecture in the Pallava region.
- He was succeeded by his son Narasimhavarman I.
प्रश्न (हिंदी)
मत्तविलास-प्रहसन (Mattavilasa-prahasana) लिखने वाले महेंद्रवर्मन प्रथम का संबंध निम्नलिखित में से किस शासक राजवंश से है?
- पुष्यभूति
- चालुक्य
- मैत्रक
- पल्लव ✓
महेंद्रवर्मन प्रथम (600–630 ई.) पल्लव वंश के एक महान राजा थे। वे न केवल एक शक्तिशाली शासक थे, बल्कि साहित्य और कला के भी बहुत बड़े प्रेमी थे।
- उन्होंने 'मत्तविलास-प्रहसन' नामक प्रसिद्ध संस्कृत नाटक लिखा था, जो एक व्यंग्य (satire) है।
- पल्लव वास्तुकला, विशेष रूप से रॉक-कट मंदिरों की शुरुआत का श्रेय भी इन्हीं को जाता है।
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