Charaka is known for

AMedical treatise ✓ Correct

BJataka tales

CDharmasutras

DAshtadhyayi

Correct answer: (A) Medical treatise

Explanation

Charaka is celebrated for his medical treatise, the Charaka Samhita, a foundational text of Ayurveda.

The Jataka tales are Buddhist stories of the Buddha's previous births, unrelated to Charaka.

The Dharmasutras are early texts on law and duty, not his work.

The Ashtadhyayi is Panini's treatise on Sanskrit grammar.

The Charaka Samhita deals with diagnosis, medicine and internal ailments.

Sushruta similarly authored a landmark treatise on surgery.

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