Question

Who was a great physician during the period of Chandragupta Vikramaditya?
A) Sushruta
B) Bhaskar-II
C) Aryabhata
D) Dhanvantri

Answer 1

Hint: Chandragupta II, commonly known as Vikramaditya, was one of the Gupta Empire's most powerful monarchs in northern India. Chandragupta maintained his father's expansionist agenda, defeating the Western Kshatrapas and extending the Gupta empire from the Indus River in the west to the Bengal region in the east, and from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Narmada River in the south, according to historical sources.

Complete answer:
During Chandragupta's reign, the Gupta Empire reached its pinnacle. He ruled over a peaceful and prosperous country.
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Sushruta: Sushruta, an Indian physician known as the "Father of Indian Medicine" and "Father of Plastic Surgery," wrote one of the world's earliest works on medicine and surgery in the 6th century BCE.

Option B) Bhaskara-II:Bhaskara (c. 1114–1185) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who was also known as Bhskarcrya ("Bhaskara, the teacher") and as Bhaskara II to avoid confusion with Bhaskara I. He was born in the Karnataka city of Bijapur. Bhaskara was the leader of a cosmic observatory at Ujjain, the main mathematical centre of ancient India, and was born into a Hindu Deshastha Brahmin family of scholars, mathematicians, and astronomers.

Option C) Aryabhata: Aryabhata, Aryabhata, Aryabhata, Aryabhata, Aryabhata From the classical age of Indian mathematics and astronomy, I was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers. The ryabhaya and the Arya-Siddhanta are two of his works. He is also considered a major early physicist due to his explicit mention of the theory of relativity of motion.

Option D) Dhanvantri: From the Gupta era, Dhanvantari is recognised as one of the world's first surgeons and medical practitioners. He is widely regarded as the founder of Ayurveda. In addition, he is revered as the God of Medicine. Dhanvantari was a pupil of Sushruta, the creator of the famed Sushruta Samhita.

Dhanwantari, the Hindu God of Medicine, is fundamentally tied to Ayurveda in its entirety. Dhanwantari is a legendary goddess who was born at the end of the milk ocean churning with ambrosia in one hand and Ayurveda in the other. In the Chandra dynasty, he reincarnated. He was the son of King Dhanwa and studied Ayurveda under Bharadwaja.

Chandragupta Vikramaditya, popularly known as Chandragupta II, was a great Northern Indian ruler. Dhanvantari was a well-known physician during his reign and was one of Chandragupta Vikramaditya's nine diamonds.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Dhanvantari, according to the ancient Sanskrit text Vishnudharamottara, should be represented with four hands, one of which carries Amrita, the ambrosia. Dhanvantari is represented as Vishnu holding Shankha, Chakra, Jalauka (leech), and a jug carrying Amrita in his four hands.