Arrange the following major textual traditions in a chronological order:
A. Ashtadhyayi of Panini
B. Compilation of the Puranas
C. Composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature
D. Compilation of major Dharmasutras
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, D, C, B
(A) Ashtadhyayi of Panini — c. 500 BCE. This is a work on Sanskrit grammar, the earliest of the four.
(D) Compilation of major Dharmasutras — c. 500-200 BCE. These Sanskrit texts laid down norms of social behaviour for the different social groups.
(C) Composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature — c. 200 BCE-200 CE, the same period as the Manusmriti.
(B) Compilation of the Puranas — c. 200 CE onwards, in Sanskrit; the latest of the four.
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