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(a) Bhuvanakosa (i) Architecture

(b) Brihajjataka (ii) Astrology

(c) Dasarupaka (iii) Dramaturgy

(d) Manasara (iv) Geography

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UGC NET Paper-2: History 2nd Dec 2019 Shift 1

Answer 1

The Puranas are the source of chief sources of Indian Antiquity.

Books	Field
Bhuvanakosa	Agni Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, contains descriptions and details of various incarnations (avatars) of Vishnu. It has a number of verses dealing with ritual worship, cosmology, history, warfare, and even sections on Sanskrit grammar, meter, law, medicine, and martial arts. Chapter 108 of Agni Purana is the Bhuvana-Kosha (the description of the universe).
Brihajjataka	It is one of the five major works of Varahamihira. It was published in the early 6th-century. The text relates to astronomy and zodiacs. It is considered as the standard textbook on Vedic astrology, and sometimes described as "India's foremost astrological text". The original text, written in chaste Sanskrit, consists of more than 407 ślokas or verses that comprise 28 chapters.
Dasarupaka	It is the best poetic work of Dhananjaya, written in the 10th century AD. It is a work on ten types of theatrical compositions, i.e Rupaka. The general term of all dramatic composition is Rupaka. It is a treatise on Sanskrit dramaturgy.
Manasara	It means the ‘Essence of Measurement. It is regarded as the most standard and complete treatise on architecture and sculpture. In this book, sculptural details of idols of deities of the Hindus, the Buddhists and Jains, statues of great personages and images of animals and birds are given.