Arrange the following major textual traditions in a chronological order:

(A) Natyashastra
(B) Ramayana and Mahabharata
(C) Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas
(D) Manusmriti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (C), (A)

(B) Ramayana and Mahabharata :  c. 500 BCE-400 CE

(D) Manusmriti : c. 200 BCE-200 CE

(C) Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas : c. 100 CE

(A) Natyashastra : c. 300 CE