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Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Literary criticism does not necessarily have to choose between textual or verbal and contextual study. The distinction between the two types of linguistic meaning is seen at two levels, formal and textual. Formal meaning in poetry is the level at which stylistic patterns occur but these are not restricted to mere form.
Panini discusses, in a few sutras scattered over his works, the influence of the concept of language in various spheres of suffixes, primary and secondary derivatives and compounds. Poetics is also indebted to grammar for the terms 'Jati' (genus), 'Kriya' (action), 'Guna' (quality) and 'Dravya' (individual/substance) which it uses in connection with certain poetic figures or while dealing with the expressive function of words.
Literary criticism, in the Sanskrit tradition, has been understood to be a sastra by which is meant any systematic, well-formulated body of knowledge. A 'sastraic' exposition is supposed to involve inquiry into the nature of substance, nature of language and the validity of critical statements. Thus, a basic understanding of the grammatical and philosophical issues is a prerequisite for the understanding of critical questions.
Which inquiries are undertaken in 'Sastraic' expositions?
(A) Mainly primary and secondary derivatives of compounds
(B) Nature of substance.
(C) Stylistic patterns
(D) Nature of language
(E) Validity of critical statements
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
The passage explicitly mentions "A 'sastraic' exposition is supposed to involve inquiry into the nature of substance, nature of language and the validity of critical statements."
Based on this, the inquiries undertaken are the nature of substance, the nature of language, and the validity of critical statements.
Therefore, the correct option is C) are (B), (D), and (E).
Other Options:
Mainly primary and secondary derivatives of compounds: The passage mentions that Panini discusses these, but not that they are part of a 'sastraic' exposition.
Stylistic patterns: The passage again mentions that stylistic patterns are part of formal meaning in poetry, but it does not connect them to the specific inquiries of a 'sastraic' exposition.