Consider the types of land according to The Amarkosha:
a. Urvara - fertile
b. Maru - desert
c. Shadvala - grassy
d. Devamritaka - watered by rain.
Which of the following is correct?
Detailed Explanation:
Amarkosha is a Sanskrit lexicon compiled by Amarasimha that classifies land types based on physical and agricultural characteristics.
✅ Statement a – Correct: Urvara refers to fertile land suitable for cultivation.
✅ Statement b – Correct: Maru denotes desert or barren land.
✅ Statement c – Correct: Shadvala means grassy land or pasture land.
✅ Statement d – Correct: Devamritaka refers to land watered by rain (rain-fed land).
All four statements are correctly matched. Since Option 1 (a and b), Option 2 (c and d), and Option 3 (b, c, and d) are individually correct, the answer is Option 4 – More than one of the above.
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