Asked: 65th B.P.S.C. (Pre)-2019medium Level
ID: 6940005f128ec97c3fdfd94e
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
अपने शिलालेखों में अशोक सामान्यतः किस नाम से जाने जाते हैं?
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
चक्रवर्ती
Chakravarti
B
प्रियदर्शी
Priyadarshi
Correct
C
धर्मदेव
Dharmadeva
D
धर्मकीर्ति
Dharmakirti
E
उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं/ उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
None of the above/more than one of the above
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B(प्रियदर्शी)
अशोक के अभिलेखों में सर्वत्र उसे देवानामपिय, देवानामपियदसि (देवताओं का प्रिय अथवा देखने में सुंदर-देवनाम् प्रियदर्शी) तथा राजा आदि की उपाधियों से संबोधित किया गया है। पुराणों में उसे 'अशोकवर्द्धन' कहा गया है।
The name by which Ashoka is referred in his inscription is "Priyadarshi" (Piyadasi), "Devanampiya Piyadasi" which means "Beloved of the Gods". He has also been stated as "Ashok Vardhan" in Puranas.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Maurya Empire
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