The ‘Prayag Prashasti’ also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscrip

SOLUTION

The correct answer is ​Harishena.

• Allahabad Prashasti:
  • It is also known as Prayag Prashasti.
  • It is a pillar inscription of Samudragupta found at Allahabad and written in Sanskrit.
  • It was composed by Harisena.
  • It is one of the important epigraphic sources to know about the political history of the Guptas.
  • There are thirty-three lines in total. 
  • Line 22 of the inscription especially describes the conquests of Samudragupta over the frontier states.
  • Lines 13-15 of the inscription refers to the conquests of Samudragupta in his first Aryavarta war in which he defeated three important rulers namely, Achyuta, Nagasena, and Ganapatinaga of Naga Dynasty.
  • Lines 19-20 described about his South India Campaign.
  • Line 23 refers to Samudragupta violently exterminating a number of kings of Aryavarta.
• Samudragupta (335-380 AD):
  • He was the son of Chandragupta –I.
  • He was the first Gupta king to adopt the title 'Maharajadhiraja'.
  • Harishena was the court poet of Samudragupta. 
    • Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prayag Prasasti) was issued by Samudragupta and was composed by Harishena. 
    • It was composed in Sanskrit.
• Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology.
• Banabhatta was the court poet of  Harshvardhana and he composed the Harshacharita which gives an account of Harsha’s life and deeds.
• Chanakya: Chandragupta Maurya became the king of Magadha with the help of Chanakya, also known as Vishnu Gupta.
  • The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit by Chanakya.