Arrange the following textual traditions in a chronological order.

(A) Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas
(B) Natyashastra of Bharata
(C) Manusmriti
(D) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa
(E) Ashtadhyayi of Panini

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

The correct answer is Option (1) → (E), (C), (A), (B), (D)

Important texts and timeframe associated with them:

(E)- c. 500 BCE Ashtadhyayi of Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar 

(C)- c. 200 BCE-200 CE Manusmriti (in Sanskrit); composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature

(A) - c. 100 CE Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas, works on medicine (in Sanskrit)

(B) - c. 300 CE Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy (in Sanskrit)

(D) - c. 400-500 CE Sanskrit plays including the works of Kalidasa; works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata and Varahamihira (in Sanskrit); compilation of Jaina works (in Prakrit)