Who among the following are said to have had their education at Takshashilla?…

Concept

Historical-attribution questions are solved by matching each person to the place and period supported by standard educational histories. Fame in Indian learning alone does not establish that two scholars studied at the same centre.

Application

• Panini, author of the Ashtadhyayi, is listed among the noted pupils of Takshashila.

• Chanakya, also called Kautilya and known for statecraft, is likewise listed as having studied at Takshashila.

• Sri Chaitanya belongs to the much later medieval Vaishnava tradition and is not included in the standard list of Takshashila pupils.

• Nagarjuna is remembered in Buddhist philosophical and monastic traditions, but the cited educational account does not list him among Takshashila pupils.

Contrast

• A and C only includes Sri Chaitanya and Nagarjuna, whose names are not supported by the cited Takshashila pupil list.

• B, C and D only adds Nagarjuna to Panini and Chanakya.

• A, B and C only includes Sri Chaitanya and Nagarjuna alongside Panini.

• B and D only contains Panini and Chanakya, the two names supported by the educational account.

Cross-check

The reproduced UGC NET Paper 1 item keys the combination B and D only, and the educational reference independently names Panini and Chanakya as Takshashila pupils.

Therefore, the supported combination is B and D only.