Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Which one of the following is a work on Sanskrit grammar ?

Options:

Natyashastra

Manusmriti

Ashtadhyayi

Sushruta Samhitas

Correct Answer:

Ashtadhyayi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Ashtadhyayi

Ashtadhyayi of Panini was composed around c. 500 BCE. It is a work on Sanskrit grammar.

Remaining options-

Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy, was composed in Sanskrit around c. 300 CE.
Manusmriti is a text containing the various functions to be carried out by different Varnas among other things.
Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas are works on medicine (in Sanskrit).