Correct Option: A

Rajashekhara, the author of 'Karpurmanjari', was the teacher of Mahendrapala I. Rajashekhara was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic. He was court poet of the Gurjara Pratiharas. He wrote Kavyamimamsa between 800 and 920 CE. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem. The fame of Rajashekhara rests firnly on his play Karpuramanjari, written in Sauraseni Prakrit.