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Q. Which among the following works in India's literary tradition are written in Sanskrit?

  1. Ashtadhyayi 

  2. Mrichchhakatika

  3. Charak samhita


Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Options:
A .  1 only
B .  1 and 3 only
C .  2 and 3 only
D .  1, 2 and 3
Answer: Option D
:
D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct:
Ashtadhyayi is written by Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar around c. 500 BCE.
Statement 2 is correct:
Mrichchhakatika is a sanskrit drama written by Shudraka (c. fourth century CE).
The central story is that of a noble but impoverished young Brahmin, Charudatta, who falls in love with a wealthy courtesan.
Statement 3 is correct:
Charaka Samhitas,is a work on medicine in Sanskrit around c. 100 CE.It describes ancient theories on the human body, etiology, symptomology and therapeutics for a wide range of diseases.Another well known ancient work on medicine is Shushruta samhita; it deals with different surgeries.

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