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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Who is the principal exponent of dhvani theory in classical Indian poetics?
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Explanation:
• Anandavardhana is the principal exponent of dhvani theory.
• He develops the theory systematically in Dhvanyaloka.
• The theory identifies suggested meaning as the distinctive source of the highest poetic excellence.
• He develops the theory systematically in Dhvanyaloka.
• The theory identifies suggested meaning as the distinctive source of the highest poetic excellence.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which work presents the foundational systematic account of dhvani?
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Explanation:
• Dhvanyaloka is Anandavardhana's foundational treatise on suggestion in poetry.
• Its title may be understood as the illumination of dhvani.
• Kavyaprakasha, Vakroktijivita and Kavyadarsha belong to other major developments in Sanskrit poetics.
• Its title may be understood as the illumination of dhvani.
• Kavyaprakasha, Vakroktijivita and Kavyadarsha belong to other major developments in Sanskrit poetics.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
In dhvani theory, the term dhvani most nearly denotes:
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Explanation:
• Dhvani refers to suggestion or resonance beyond the directly denoted meaning.
• The suggested meaning becomes dominant when it surpasses the literal or indicated sense in poetic importance.
• The concept explains how poetry communicates more than what its words state explicitly.
• The suggested meaning becomes dominant when it surpasses the literal or indicated sense in poetic importance.
• The concept explains how poetry communicates more than what its words state explicitly.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which power of language refers to primary denotation?
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Explanation:
• Abhida is the primary signifying power through which a word conveys its conventional denotative meaning.
• Lakshana operates when the primary meaning is unsuitable and an associated meaning is intended.
• Vyanjana is the power of suggestion central to dhvani theory.
• Lakshana operates when the primary meaning is unsuitable and an associated meaning is intended.
• Vyanjana is the power of suggestion central to dhvani theory.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Lakshana operates when:
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Explanation:
• Lakshana is secondary indication based on a relation to the primary meaning.
• It becomes necessary when the literal denotation is impossible, inappropriate or insufficient in context.
• Metonymic and related transferred meanings often illustrate this process.
• It becomes necessary when the literal denotation is impossible, inappropriate or insufficient in context.
• Metonymic and related transferred meanings often illustrate this process.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which linguistic power communicates suggested meaning in Anandavardhana's theory?
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Explanation:
• Vyanjana is the power by which language suggests a meaning beyond denotation and secondary indication.
• It is the operative principle behind dhvani.
• Anandavardhana treats this suggestive function as essential to the finest poetry.
• It is the operative principle behind dhvani.
• Anandavardhana treats this suggestive function as essential to the finest poetry.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
What is vastu dhvani?
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Explanation:
• Vastu dhvani occurs when the suggested content is an idea, fact, situation or proposition.
• The implied matter is more significant than the directly stated meaning.
• It differs from alankara dhvani, where a poetic figure is suggested, and rasa dhvani, where aesthetic emotion is dominant.
• The implied matter is more significant than the directly stated meaning.
• It differs from alankara dhvani, where a poetic figure is suggested, and rasa dhvani, where aesthetic emotion is dominant.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Alankara dhvani refers to:
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Explanation:
• Alankara dhvani occurs when a poetic figure is suggested rather than directly stated.
• The implied figure may organize the reader's understanding of the passage.
• It is distinguished from vastu dhvani and rasa dhvani by the nature of what is suggested.
• The implied figure may organize the reader's understanding of the passage.
• It is distinguished from vastu dhvani and rasa dhvani by the nature of what is suggested.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which form of dhvani is generally regarded as the highest and most important?
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Explanation:
• Rasa dhvani is generally treated as the highest form of suggestion.
• In it, an aesthetic mood or rasa becomes the dominant suggested meaning.
• Anandavardhana and Abhinavagupta regard this mode as central to the finest poetic experience.
• In it, an aesthetic mood or rasa becomes the dominant suggested meaning.
• Anandavardhana and Abhinavagupta regard this mode as central to the finest poetic experience.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Statement I: Dhvani is present whenever a poem contains any literal meaning.
Statement II: Dhvani properly occurs when the suggested meaning becomes more prominent than the expressed meaning.
Statement II: Dhvani properly occurs when the suggested meaning becomes more prominent than the expressed meaning.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is incorrect because literal meaning alone does not constitute dhvani.
• Statement II is correct because dhvani requires the suggested sense to become aesthetically dominant.
• The expressed meaning often serves as a vehicle through which the deeper suggestion emerges.
• Statement II is correct because dhvani requires the suggested sense to become aesthetically dominant.
• The expressed meaning often serves as a vehicle through which the deeper suggestion emerges.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Assertion: Anandavardhana gives rasa dhvani a privileged position in poetry.
Reason: Suggested aesthetic emotion can organize the poem's language, imagery and situation into a unified experience.
Reason: Suggested aesthetic emotion can organize the poem's language, imagery and situation into a unified experience.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because rasa dhvani represents the fullest realization of poetic suggestion.
• The Reason is correct because suggested rasa unifies multiple textual elements into a coherent aesthetic experience.
• The Reason directly explains why rasa dhvani is given the highest status.
• The Reason is correct because suggested rasa unifies multiple textual elements into a coherent aesthetic experience.
• The Reason directly explains why rasa dhvani is given the highest status.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Match List I with List II.
List I:
1. Abhida
2. Lakshana
3. Vyanjana
4. Rasa dhvani
List II:
a. Suggested aesthetic emotion
b. Primary denotation
c. Secondary indication
d. Suggestive power
List I:
1. Abhida
2. Lakshana
3. Vyanjana
4. Rasa dhvani
List II:
a. Suggested aesthetic emotion
b. Primary denotation
c. Secondary indication
d. Suggestive power
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Explanation:
• Abhida is primary denotation.
• Lakshana is secondary indication based on an associated meaning.
• Vyanjana is the power of suggestion.
• Rasa dhvani is the suggestion of aesthetic emotion, so the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
• Lakshana is secondary indication based on an associated meaning.
• Vyanjana is the power of suggestion.
• Rasa dhvani is the suggestion of aesthetic emotion, so the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Who wrote the influential commentary Locana on Dhvanyaloka?
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Explanation:
• Abhinavagupta wrote the celebrated commentary Locana on Dhvanyaloka.
• He deepened Anandavardhana's theory by connecting dhvani closely with rasa experience.
• His interpretation became central to the later reception of suggestion theory.
• He deepened Anandavardhana's theory by connecting dhvani closely with rasa experience.
• His interpretation became central to the later reception of suggestion theory.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Abhinavagupta's major contribution to dhvani theory was to emphasize:
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Explanation:
• Abhinavagupta stresses that suggestion reaches its highest fulfilment in the aesthetic realization of rasa.
• He connects textual suggestion with the responsive consciousness of the cultivated reader or spectator.
• His commentary integrates dhvani theory with a sophisticated philosophy of aesthetic experience.
• He connects textual suggestion with the responsive consciousness of the cultivated reader or spectator.
• His commentary integrates dhvani theory with a sophisticated philosophy of aesthetic experience.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which statement best explains the relation between expressed meaning and suggested meaning in dhvani poetry?
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Explanation:
• In dhvani poetry, the literal or indicated meaning often remains valid but becomes subordinate.
• It creates the conditions through which the deeper suggested meaning is apprehended.
• Suggestion therefore enriches rather than necessarily cancels the expressed sense.
• It creates the conditions through which the deeper suggested meaning is apprehended.
• Suggestion therefore enriches rather than necessarily cancels the expressed sense.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Consider the following statements about vyanjana:
1. It conveys suggested meaning.
2. It operates beyond primary denotation.
3. It is identical with metrical arrangement.
4. It is indispensable to the theory of dhvani.
Which statements are correct?
1. It conveys suggested meaning.
2. It operates beyond primary denotation.
3. It is identical with metrical arrangement.
4. It is indispensable to the theory of dhvani.
Which statements are correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because vyanjana communicates suggested meaning.
• Statement 2 is correct because it operates beyond abhida and, where relevant, lakshana.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because vyanjana is a semantic power, not a metrical scheme.
• Statement 4 is correct because dhvani depends on suggestion, so 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because it operates beyond abhida and, where relevant, lakshana.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because vyanjana is a semantic power, not a metrical scheme.
• Statement 4 is correct because dhvani depends on suggestion, so 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
A poem describes an empty courtyard, an extinguished lamp and a silent doorway without directly stating that a loved one has departed. The implied situation is primarily an example of:
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Explanation:
• The details imply a fact or situation that is not stated directly.
• The suggested content is the departure or absence of a loved one.
• This is primarily vastu dhvani because an idea or circumstance is suggested.
• The suggested content is the departure or absence of a loved one.
• This is primarily vastu dhvani because an idea or circumstance is suggested.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
A poetic description implies a comparison without explicitly using a comparative marker or naming the figure. This is best classified as:
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Explanation:
• When a figure such as comparison or metaphor is itself suggested, the result is alankara dhvani.
• The figure is not stated overtly but emerges through the relation among the words and images.
• The suggested ornament becomes more significant than the literal formulation.
• The figure is not stated overtly but emerges through the relation among the words and images.
• The suggested ornament becomes more significant than the literal formulation.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
A poem never names grief directly, yet its imagery, pauses and remembered objects create a pervasive mood of sorrow. Which category applies most strongly?
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Explanation:
• The dominant suggested content is an aesthetic mood of sorrow.
• The poem's images and verbal arrangement evoke rasa without explicitly naming it.
• This is rasa dhvani because aesthetic emotion is the principal suggested meaning.
• The poem's images and verbal arrangement evoke rasa without explicitly naming it.
• This is rasa dhvani because aesthetic emotion is the principal suggested meaning.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• Abhida is primary denotation, not secondary indication.
• Secondary indication is called lakshana.
• Anandavardhana wrote Dhvanyaloka, Abhinavagupta wrote Locana and vyanjana is the power of suggestion.
• Secondary indication is called lakshana.
• Anandavardhana wrote Dhvanyaloka, Abhinavagupta wrote Locana and vyanjana is the power of suggestion.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Statement I: Rasa dhvani may depend on words whose literal meanings remain ordinary.
Statement II: The aesthetic force arises from the total suggestive organization of the passage rather than from a single explicit statement.
Statement II: The aesthetic force arises from the total suggestive organization of the passage rather than from a single explicit statement.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because ordinary denotative meanings can contribute to a powerful suggested rasa.
• Statement II is correct because rasa often emerges from the combined effect of imagery, context, rhythm and implication.
• Both statements explain why poetic suggestion cannot be reduced to a single literal assertion.
• Statement II is correct because rasa often emerges from the combined effect of imagery, context, rhythm and implication.
• Both statements explain why poetic suggestion cannot be reduced to a single literal assertion.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which sequence best represents the movement from direct meaning to poetic suggestion?
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Explanation:
• Abhida first conveys the conventional primary meaning.
• Lakshana may operate when that meaning is contextually unsuitable or incomplete.
• Vyanjana then communicates the suggested meaning that exceeds both direct denotation and secondary indication.
• Lakshana may operate when that meaning is contextually unsuitable or incomplete.
• Vyanjana then communicates the suggested meaning that exceeds both direct denotation and secondary indication.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Assertion: Dhvani theory cannot be reduced to a catalogue of figures of speech.
Reason: Its central concern is the dominance of suggested meaning, especially suggested rasa, over directly expressed meaning.
Reason: Its central concern is the dominance of suggested meaning, especially suggested rasa, over directly expressed meaning.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because dhvani is broader than the classification of poetic ornaments.
• The Reason is correct because the theory asks whether suggestion becomes the dominant source of poetic effect.
• The Reason directly explains why figures alone cannot account for dhvani.
• The Reason is correct because the theory asks whether suggestion becomes the dominant source of poetic effect.
• The Reason directly explains why figures alone cannot account for dhvani.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which contrast most accurately distinguishes lakshana from vyanjana?
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Explanation:
• Lakshana transfers meaning through an association when the direct sense cannot function adequately.
• Vyanjana goes beyond such indication to communicate an unstated suggested meaning.
• In major poetry, this suggested meaning may become the principal aesthetic content.
• Vyanjana goes beyond such indication to communicate an unstated suggested meaning.
• In major poetry, this suggested meaning may become the principal aesthetic content.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which integrated statement best represents dhvani theory?
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Explanation:
• Abhida and lakshana explain direct and secondary meaning, while vyanjana explains suggestion.
• Anandavardhana argues that dhvani distinguishes the finest poetry from merely literal or ornamental expression.
• Rasa dhvani is the highest form because suggested aesthetic emotion organizes the total poetic experience.
• Anandavardhana argues that dhvani distinguishes the finest poetry from merely literal or ornamental expression.
• Rasa dhvani is the highest form because suggested aesthetic emotion organizes the total poetic experience.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. Anandavardhana సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. Dhvanyaloka సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Suggested meaning that exceeds the directly expressed meaning సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Abhida సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. The primary meaning is unsuitable and an associated secondary meaning is understood సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Vyanjana సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: D. Suggestion in which an idea, fact or proposition is implied సమాధానం: D.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. The suggestion of a figure of speech సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: C. Rasa dhvani సమాధానం: C.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: D. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct సమాధానం: D.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. Abhinavagupta సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. The intimate relation between suggestion and aesthetic relish సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. The expressed meaning may function as a vehicle for a more important suggested meaning. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: D. Vastu dhvani సమాధానం: D.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. Alankara dhvani సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Rasa dhvani సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. Abhida — secondary indication సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: C. Abhida → lakshana where required → vyanjana సమాధానం: C.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: B. Lakshana indicates an associated meaning when the primary meaning is unsuitable, while vyanjana suggests an additional aesthetically significant meaning. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. Language may denote and indicate, but the highest poetry arises when suggestion, especially rasa suggestion, becomes the dominant source of aesthetic experience. సమాధానం: C.