Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A):The very existence of Kautilya at the time of Chandragupta Maurya is regarded as doubtful.
Reason (R):Patanjali does not mention Kautilya, though he refers to the sabha of Chandragupta and to the Mauryas, and Megasthenes, the ambassador of Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta, does not notice Kautilya.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
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