NAVRATNAS OF GUPTA

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  • Kalidasa – He wrote Abhijnashakuntalam, one of the best hundred literary works in the world and also the earliest Indian work to be translated to European languages.
  • Amarasimha – His work Amarakosha is a vocabulary of Sanskrit roots, homonyms and synonyms. It has three parts containing around ten thousand words and is also known as Trikanda.
  • Varahamihira – He wrote three important books-
    • He composed Pancha Siddhantika, the five astronomical systems.
    • His work Brihadsamhita is a great work in the Sanskrit language. It deals with a variety of subjects like astronomy, astrology, geography, architecture, weather, animals, marriage and omens.
    • His Brihat Jataka is considered to be a standard work on astrology.
  • Dhanvantri – He is considered to be the father of Ayurveda.
  • Ghatakarapara – An expert in sculpture and architecture.
  • Shanku – An architect who wrote the Shilpa Shastra.
  • Kahapanaka – An astrologer who wrote Jyotishya Shastra.
  • Vararuchi – Author of Prakrit Prakasha, the first grammar of the Prakrit language.
  • Vetala Bhatta – Author of  Mantrashastra and was a magician.

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