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UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
Hastyayurveda, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the major diseases of elephants, was written by:
AVagbhata
BKashyapa
CPalakapya ✓ Correct
DSushruta
Correct answer: (C) Palakapya — It was written by Palakapya, so the answer is Palakapya.
Explanation
★It was written by Palakapya, so the answer is Palakapya.
★Hastyayurveda deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the major diseases of elephants.
★It was written by Palakapya.
★The text is partly in prose and partly in verse.
★It is in the form of a dialogue between the Anga king Romapada and Palakapya.
★This text is also known as the Gajayurveda.
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