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Correct option is A

Correct Answer:(a) Charak Samhita

• Charak Samhita is an ancient Ayurvedic text focusing on herbal medicine and internal medicine (Kaya Chikitsa).

• Attributed to Charaka, a key figure in Ayurveda, it details diagnoses, treatments, and medicinal plants.

• Charak Samhita is one of the three foundational texts of Ayurveda, the others being Sushruta Samhita (surgery) and Ashtanga Hridaya.

• It is written in Sanskrit and organized into eight sections (Sthanas), covering over 120 chapters and 8,400 verses.

• (b) Maha Parinirvana Suttanta:

  • A Buddhist scripture detailing the last days of Buddha, not related to medicine.

• (c) Samveda:

  • One of the four Vedas, primarily a collection of hymns for rituals, not medicinal in nature.

• (d) Brighu Samhita:

  • An astrological and spiritual text, attributed to Sage Bhrigu, not focused on herbal medicine.