Answer the following questions in brief
1. What is a prashasti?
2. Who was Kumaradevi?
3. Name some navaratnas at Chandragupta Il's court?
4. Which king defeated Pulakesin II?
5. What was ur in anciant south india?
Answers
Answer:
1 - Prashasti (IAST: Praśasti, Sanskrit for "praise") inscriptions are euologistic inscriptions issued by Indian rulers from 1st millennium CE onwards. Written in form of poetry or ornate prose, the prashastis were generally composed by the court poets.
2 - Kumaradevi
Chandragupta I's wife
3 - The nine navratnas are Kalidasa, Amarasimha, Dhanvantari, Varahamihira, Kshapanaka, Shanku, Ghatakarapara, Vararuchi and Vetala Bhatta. He is one of navratnas in the court of Chandragupta II, he is notably for his works in Sanskrit language.
4 - In 642, a formidable Pallava force under Paranjothi was sent by Narasimhavarman I to capture Vatapi, the capital of the Chalukyas. Pulakeshin II met the Pallavas on the outskirts of his capital and is presumed to have lost his life in the ensuing battle. The Pallavas achieved a decisive victory over Pulakeshin II.
5 - Ur was a city in the region of Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, in what is modern-day Iraq. According to biblical tradition, the city is named after the man who founded the first settlement there, Ur, though this has been disputed.
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Explanation:
(1) Prashasti (IAST: Praśasti, Sanskrit for "praise") inscriptions are euologistic inscriptions issued by Indian rulers from 1st millennium CE onwards. Written in form of poetry or ornate prose, the prashastis were generally composed by the court poets.
(2) Kumardevi was the wife of Chandragupta I. She was a Lichchhavi princess. During the marriage, there were gold coins given to Chandragupta I which had the portrait of him with Kumardevi. The marriage was a peace treaty signed at the Lichchhavi kingdom in Vaishali was defeated by Chandragupta I
(3) The nine navratnas are Kalidasa, Amarasimha, Dhanvantari, Varahamihira, Kshapanaka, Shanku, Ghatakarapara, Vararuchi and Vetala Bhatta. He is one of navratnas in the court of Chandragupta II, he is notably for his works in Sanskrit language.
(4)In 642, a formidable Pallava force under Paranjothi was sent by Narasimhavarman I to capture Vatapi, the capital of the Chalukyas. Pulakeshin II met the Pallavas on the outskirts of his capital and is presumed to have lost his life in the ensuing battle. The Pallavas achieved a decisive victory over Pulakeshin II.
(5) Ur was a city in the region of Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, in what is modern-day Iraq. According to biblical tradition, the city is named after the man who founded the first settlement there, Ur, though this has been disputed.