Arrange the following major compositions/compilations in chronological order.
A. Compilation of the Puranas in Sanskrit.
B. Compilation of Tamil Sangam literature.
C. Composition of Natyashastra of Bharata.
D. Composition of Ashtadhyayi of Panini.
E. Composition of Charaka and Sushruta Samhita.
Choose the correct answer from the options below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → D, B, E, A, C
(D) Composition of Ashtadhyayi of Panini. — c. 500 BCE; a work on Sanskrit grammar.
(B) Compilation of Tamil Sangam literature. — c. 200 BCE-200 CE, the period of the composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature.
(E) Composition of Charaka and Sushruta Samhita. — c. 100 CE; works on medicine in Sanskrit.
(A) Compilation of the Puranas in Sanskrit. — c. 200 CE onwards.
(C) Composition of Natyashastra of Bharata. — c. 300 CE; a work on dramaturgy.
Note: The question is not properly framed, as the dates of B overlap those of E and A. The book’s timeline dates the composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature to c. 200 BCE-200 CE, a span that takes in the Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas (c. 100 CE) and runs up to the start of the compilation of the Puranas (c. 200 CE onwards). So B does not fall strictly before E and A. However, B begins long before E, and only Option (3) places B straight after D, the Ashtadhyayi of Panini (c. 500 BCE), the earliest of the five. Therefore, Option (3) is the most appropriate answer.
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