Ancient Literature and Litterateur (Part-II)

Charaka was physician who is believed to have lived during the 1st-2nd century CE, although exact date of birth and death is uncertain. Brahmagupta belonged to Gupta dynasty and was a renowned Astronomer and Mathematician. Varahamihira was an astrologer and Vishakhadatta was a play wright during Gupta dynasty.

Charaka-Samhita is a comprehensive text on ancient Indian medicine known as Ayurveda. It was written by Acharya Charaka who is known as the father of Indian medicine.

Charaka is the renowned author of the oldest surviving text in ayurveda, the Charaka Samhita. Its contents are divided into 120 chapters in eight sections.

Amarkosha was written by Amarsimha. Varahamihira has written Panchasiddhantika, Brihat Samhita and Brihat Jataka.

Amarsingh was the author of Amarkosha. Amara seems to have been a Buddhist and most of his work was destroyed with the exception of what is the celebrated Amara-Kosha Treasury of Amara a vocabulary of Sanskrit roots in three books and hence sometimes called Trikanda or the "Tripartite". It is also known as "Namalinganushasana"

Panchasiddhantika is a Sanskrit book on astronomy written by Varahamihira in the 6th century CE. The book summarizes five earlier astronomical treatises and is considered a valuable resource for scholars of Indian astronomy. The book summarizes the contents of five earlier astronomical treatises by five authors: Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta, and Paitamaha Siddhant

The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is based on Greek astronomy.

Nitisara was written by Kamandaka. It refined the field of political thought in India and became one of the most influential works in the genre across South and Southeast Asia.

Option (c) is not correct matched because Kadambari was composed by Banabhatta, not by Subandhu. Rest of the options correctly matched.

The Milindapanha is a Buddhist book in Pali Language which purports to be a dialogue between the Indian monk Nagasena and the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander).

The Milindapanha is a Buddhist book in Pali Language which purports to be a dialogue between the Indian monk Nagasena and the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander).

The Milindapanha is a Buddhist book in Pali Language which purports to be a dialogue between the Indian monk Nagasena and the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander).