In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita. It was a treatise on __________.

astronomy

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Solution

The correct option is A astronomy
Brihat Jataka or Brihat Jatakam or Brihajjatakam, is one of the five principal texts written by Varahamihira, the other four being Panchasiddhantika, Brihat Samhita, Laghu Jataka and Yogayatra. It is considered as one of the five main treatises on Hindu astrology on horoscopy.

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