The author of Mushakavamsa

Q. The author of Mushakavamsa

A

Kalhana

B

Atula

C

Kalidasa

D

Vishakadatta

Solution:

Athula (IAST: Atula) was a Sanskrit-language poet from the Mushika Kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
He composed the Mushika-vamsa, a mahakavya (epic poem) on the ruling dynasty of the kingdom.
It deals with 115 kings of the Mushikavamsa from the first Mushika, Ramaghatamushika to Srikandan.
History and legend are intertwined in this.
In the last sargam – the poet describes his contemporary Srikandan or Kandankarivarman.

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