How many Indian sages can you identify from the clues given?  

1.  He cursed his wife to become a stone.
      Markandeya   
      Gautama

2. He appointed Rama and Lakshmana  to protect his yagna when they  were  mere boys.
      Vishwamitra   
      Vasishtha

3. He was a thief and murderer before he became a great rishi.
      Dhamusaksha 
      Valmiki

4. He is considered one of the avatars of Vishnu and carries an axe.
      Kashyapa        
      Parasurama

5. A Brahmarishi and author of the Shukla Yajurveda.
      Yajnavalkya     
      Kapila

6. He composed the Mahabharata, an epic poem.
      Vyasa               
      Raibhya

7. He was a mighty sage who drank up the ocean.
      Purushanti        
      Agastya

8. He was renowned for his short temper.
      Bharadwaja       
      Durvasa

9. This son of Vyasa recited the Bhagavatam to King Parikshith.
      Suka                 
      Koudimya

10.  Shakuntala was his foster-daughter.
      Kanva                
      Tandya

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