Yadavabhyudaya Sarga 1-About the Text & Features of a Mahakavya

What does the word यादव mean?

• Glory of Yadu
• Descendant of Yadu
• Kingdom of Yadu
• Attribute of Yadu

Answer explanation

यदोः अपत्यं यादवः = Descendant of Yadu

What is the vigraha of the title यादवाभ्युदयः?

• यादवः अभ्युदयः
• यादवः अभ्युदयः यस्य सः
• यादवस्य / यादवानाम् अभ्युदयः
• यादवश्च अभ्युदयश्च

Answer explanation

यादवाभ्युदयः = यादवस्य / यादवानाम् अभ्युदयः

How many sarga-s does the yadavabhyudaya mahakavya have?

• 8
• 18
• 24
• 28

Answer explanation

There are 24 sarga-s in Yadavabhyudayam

Who has authored a commentary on Yadavabhyudaya?

• Mallinatha
• Lakshmana Suri
• Nilakantha Dikshita
• Appayya Dikshita

Answer explanation

Appayya Dikshita

Yadavabhyudaya belongs to which category of kavya?

• दृश्यकाव्यम्
• श्रव्यकाव्यम्

Answer explanation

गद्य-पद्य-चम्पूकाव्यानि श्रव्यकाव्यप्रभेदाः । तत्र यादवाभ्युदयं पद्यकाव्यम् ।

Which of these is NOT a lakshana of Mahakavya?

• Being divided into sarga-s
• Having minimum 8 sarga-s
• Having multiple heroes compulsorily
• Having detailed descriptions of various aspects like evening, seasons, Sun, Moon, ocean, etc

Answer explanation

Mahakavya can have either single hero or multiple heroes belonging to a noble dynasty.

Which of these can NOT be the main rasa of a Mahakavya?

• करुणः
• शृङ्गारः
• वीरः
• शान्तः

Answer explanation

शृङ्गारवीरशान्तेषु एकोऽङ्गी रस इष्यते - Only these 3 can be the main rasa

True or False - Usually, sarga-s in mahakavya-s are composed in a single meter, with a different meter only towards the end

• True
• False

Answer explanation

True. एकवृत्तमयैः पद्यैः अवसानेऽन्यवृत्तकैः

Name of a Mahakavya can be derived from (Select ALL applicable)

• Name of the poet
• Name of the hero
• Main incident / Plot
• Name of the ishtadevata

Answer explanation

कर्वेवृत्तस्य वा नाम्ना नायकस्यान्यतरस्य वा । By the name of the poet, name of the hero, incidient / plot

Which of this does NOT belong to the common list of Pancha Mahakavyas

• Kumarasambhava
• Yadavabhyudaya
• Kiratarjuniya
• Naishadhiyacharita

Answer explanation

Yadavabhyudaya is not usually counted among the Pancha mahakavyas