Match the following literary work in List 1 with the time period when they were composed in List 2:

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(A)- IV, (B)- III, (C)- I, (D)- II

The correct answer is Option 1 - (A)- IV, (B)- III, (C)- I, (D)- II

The correct Match is:

Explanation:

Ashtadhyayi of Panini was composed around c. 500 BCE. It is a work on Sanskrit grammar.

Both Ramayana and Mahabharata, epic works were composed between c. 500 BCE-400 CE in Sanskrit.

Manusmriti was composed and compiled between c. 200 BCE-200 CE.

Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy, was composed in Sanskrit around c. 300 CE.