Consider the following statements about the Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas:
(A) They are works on medicine.
(B) They were composed in about c. 100 CE.
(C) They were composed in Prakrit.
(D) They are works on Sanskrit grammar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and B only
(A) They are works on medicine. — Correct. The Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas are works on medicine.
(B) They were composed in about c. 100 CE. — Correct. They were composed in about c. 100 CE.
(C) They were composed in Prakrit. — Incorrect. They were composed in Sanskrit, the language of priests and elites in this period.
(D) They are works on Sanskrit grammar. — Incorrect. They deal with medicine. The work on Sanskrit grammar is the Ashtadhyayi of Panini (c. 500 BCE).
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