Arrange the following texts in a chronological order:
(A) Manusmriti
(B) Early Buddhist texts, including the Tripitaka
(C) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(D) Ramayana and Mahabharata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
(C) Ashtadhyayi of Panini — c. 500 BCE, a work on Sanskrit grammar.
(B) Early Buddhist texts, including the Tripitaka — c. 500-100 BCE, in Pali.
(D) Ramayana and Mahabharata — c. 500 BCE-400 CE, in Sanskrit.
(A) Manusmriti — c. 200 BCE-200 CE, in Sanskrit, the period of the composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature.
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