| 1. Kalidasa | 2. Bana |
| 3. Medhatithi | 4. Madhava |
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Bana and Medhatithi are known for their criticism of custom of Sati. In Bana's famous novel Kadambari (Kadambari. is the name of the heroine), the hero explains to a young widow, ready to ascend the funeral pyre, that Sati is absolutely useless and without logic: "It is a mistake of stupendous magnitude Dharma Shastras which criticize Sati, e.g. Medhatithi (10th C.): Sati is "non-scriptural" Sati is not supported by any authoritative law-book. Other critics of sati belong to the twelfth century (170 - 171). The Hindus from Banabhatta a 7th century poet to the Shaivatantrika. Medhatithi emphatically opposes it. The Shruti literature while it alludes to the custom of Sati in the Vedic voices, such as the Rigveda, the references are not unequivocal.
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