Match List – I with List – II:

List – I (Text)	List – II (Author)
A. Dhvanyaloka	I. Dandin
B. Kavyadarsa	II. Dhananjay
C. Vakyapadiya	III. Anandavardhan
D. Dasrupa	IV. Bhartrhari

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

Let us understand the association between each Sanskrit text (List - I) and its respective author (List - II):

1. A. Dhvanyaloka ⇒ III. Anandavardhana
Dhvanyaloka is a seminal work on Sanskrit poetics composed by Anandavardhana in the 9th century CE. It introduces and establishes the theory of Dhvani (suggestion or aesthetic suggestion) as the soul of poetry (Kavyasya Atma Dhvanih).

2. B. Kavyadarsa ⇒ I. Dandin
Kavyadarsa (Mirror of Poetry) is a classical Sanskrit treatise on poetics and rhetoric written by the celebrated scholar and writer Dandin in the late 7th or early 8th century CE. It discusses various aspects of poetic composition, styles (margas), and figures of speech (alankaras).

3. C. Vakyapadiya ⇒ IV. Bhartrhari
Vakyapadiya is a monumental work on the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar, linguistics, and philosophy of language authored by Bhartrhari (around the 5th century CE). It explores the relationship between words (pada) and sentences (vakya), and introduces the theory of Sphota.

4. D. Dasarupa ⇒ II. Dhananjaya
Dasarupa (or Dasarupaka) is a well-known Sanskrit treatise on dramaturgy composed by Dhananjaya in the 10th century CE during the reign of King Munja. It outlines the ten major forms of Sanskrit drama (rupaka) based on the principles of Bharata Muni's Natyashastra.