Read the following excerpt from the Prayaga Prashasti carefully and
answer any three questions
This is an excerpt from the Prayaga Prashasti: He was without an antagonist on earth, he, by the overflowing of the multitude of (his) many good qualities adorned by hundreds of good actions, has wiped off the fame of other kings with the soles of his feet; (he is) Purusha (the Supreme Being), being the cause of the prosperity of the good and the destruction of the bad (he is) incomprehensible, the is) one whose tender heart can be captured only by devotion and humility: (he is) possessed of compassion; (he is) the giver of many hundred-thousands of cows: (his) mind has received ceremonial initiation for the uplift of thc miserable, the poor, the forlom and the suffering: (he is) resplendent and embodied
kindness to mankind; (he is) equal to the gods) Kubera (the god of wealth), Varuna (the god of the ocean), Indra (the god of rains) and Yama (the god of death)...
a) This inscription is known as a prashasti because
it is composed in praise of its patron
(1) it is composed by a court poet
(ii) it is treasured as an important account of its patron
(iv) it is composed in Sanskrit
b) This excerpt mentions (he is) equal to the Gods)......... This projects what element of kingship?
(1) means of claiming high status by identifying with a variety of deities
(ii) means of claiming themselves god like
(it) means of elaiming a number of titles
(iv) All of the above
c) Choose the correct option.
Assertion(A) :He is possessed of compassion.
Reason(R). He is the giver of many hundred-thousand cows; his mind has received
ceremonial initiation for the uplift of the miserable, the poor, the forlorn and the suffering...
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(11) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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a) it is composed in praise of its patron
b) means of claiming high status by identifying with a variety of deities
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
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