INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient medical treatise, Charaka Samhita is attributed to Charaka, who was a contemporary of Kanishka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Charak was a contemporary of which of the following Kings? Notes: Some of the scholars in the Court of Kanishka were Parsva, Vasumitra, Asvaghosa, Nagarjuna, Charaka and Mathara. Charaka has been called the Court Physician of Kanishka, though it is very much disputed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The presently available Charaka Samhita mentions Punarvasu Atreya, Charaka, and Dridhabala. Punarvasu Atreya is believed to have preached Ayurveda to his student Agnivesha, who composed the text which Charaka redacted and Dridhabala completed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charaka-samhita, also spelled Caraka-samhita or Caraka-saṃhitā, comprehensive text on ancient Indian medicine credited to Charaka, who was a practitioner of the traditional system of Indian medicine known as Ayurveda. Charaka is thought to have flourished sometime between the 2nd century bce and the 2nd century ce.