Arrange the following in a chronological order :

(A) Mahabharata
(B) Sushruta Samhita
(C) Ashtadhyayi
(D) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa
(E) Natyashastra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C), (A), (B), (E), (D)

The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (A), (B), (E), (D)

The correct chronological order of the creation of the mentioned texts:

(C) Ashtadhyayi - c. 500 BCE: Composition of Ashtadhyayi of Panini.

(A) Mahabharata - 500 BCE-400 CE: Ramayana and Mahabharata (in Sanskrit).

(B) Sushruta Samhita - c. 100 CE: Composition of Charaka and Sushruta Samhita.

(E) Natyashastra - c. 300 CE: Composition of Natyashastra of Bharata.

(D) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa - 400-500 CE: Sanskrit plays including the works of Kalidasa.