Q. Which of the following is / are correct pairs of ancient Indian literary works and their authors?

1. Malavikagnimitram - Kalidas
2. Kathasaritasagara - Kalhana
3. Ashtadhyayi - Panini

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 1 & 3 Only
Notes: Malavikagnimitram is a Sanskrit play by Kalidas. The play tells the story of the love of Agnimitra, the Shunga Emperor at Vidisha for the beautiful hand-maiden of his chief queen. Ashtadhyayi was a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century by Panini. Kathasaritasagara is a famous 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales compiled by a Kashmiri Saivite Brahmin called Somadeva in A.D 1070.