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Who was the author of famous Ayurvedic text Ashtanghriday?
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Dhanvantari
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Nagarjuna
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Vagbhatta
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Charaka
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is said to have been written by the great Sage Vagbhata, and is chronologically placed after the publication of the Charaka Samhita and the Susruta Samhita.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vagbhata. the celebrated author of the Astatigasatigraha and IIstatigahrdaya. is one of the ancient luminaries of the Indian system of medicine. Vagbhata was the son of Sirhhagupta. He was named after his grandfather who was a great physician.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the time period of Vriddha-Vagbhata can be assumed be-tween 400-475 A.D. and Vagbhata (Vagbhata-II) in between the 5th-6th century A.D. Hence it becomes clear that Vagbhata was predecessor to Varahamihira, Itsing and Madhavakara9.
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