Ancient Indian Smriti texts do not include:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Samhitas
Ancient Indian sacred texts are of two kinds:
Shruti (‘that which is heard’) — the Vedas, believed to be revealed to the sages: the Samhitas (the four collections of hymns), with the Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.
Smriti (‘that which is remembered’) — texts composed and handed down by people: the Sutras (Dharmasutras and others), the Dharmashastras, the epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata) and the Puranas.
The Samhitas belong to Shruti, so they are not part of the Smriti texts.