Arrange the following texts in Chronological order of their creation:
1 Manusmriti
2 Natyashastra
3 Ashtadhyayi
4 Charaka and Sushruta Samhita
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1: 3,1,4,2
Chronology of given texts:
3- Ashtadhyayi
1- Manusmriti
4- Charaka and Sushruta Samhita
2- Natyashastra
Important texts and timeframe associated with them:
c. 500 BCE Ashtadhyayi of Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar
c. 200 BCE-200 CE Manusmriti (in Sanskrit); composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature
c. 100 CE Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas, works on medicine (in Sanskrit)
c. 300 CE Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy (in Sanskrit)