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Question

A work known as an encyclopedia of social life in the 11th century is:

A Kathasaritasagara
B Brhatkathamanjari
C Shivsutravimarshini
D Vikramdevcharita

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [A]

The correct answer is Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva. The Kathasaritsagara also called as the "Ocean of the Streams of Stories", is a famous 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales as retold in Sanskrit by the Shaivite Somadeva.

The Kathasaritsagara is a large work comprising of a number of stories loosely strung together, by being narrated for the recreation or information of the same individuals or arising out of their adventures.

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