Arrange the following textual traditions in chronological order:
(A) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(B) Tamil Sangam literature
(C) Natyashastra of Bharata
(D) Works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
(A) Ashtadhyayi of Panini — c. 500 BCE. It is a work on Sanskrit grammar, the earliest of the four.
(B) Tamil Sangam literature — c. 200 BCE-200 CE, the period of the composition and compilation of the Sangam anthologies, the same period as the Manusmriti.
(C) Natyashastra of Bharata — c. 300 CE. It is a work on dramaturgy, the art of drama, in Sanskrit.
(D) Works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata — c. 400-500 CE, the age of Kalidasa’s plays and of Varahamihira.
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