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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
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.