Amarasimha is the name of a :
[amp_mcq option1=”famous lexicographer of ancient India” option2=”Rajput king of Chalukya lineage” option3=”poet mentioned by Kautilya in his Arthashastra” option4=”dance form of Odisha” correct=”option1″]
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– He is renowned as the author of the ‘Amarakosha’ (अमरकोश), which is a celebrated thesaurus or lexicon in Sanskrit.
– The Amarakosha is organized thematically and is structured as verses to aid memorization.
– Amarasimha is traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled during the Gupta period (around 4th-5th century CE).