Match the following options in List 1 correctly with the explanation that suits them the most in List 2:

(A)- II, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- III

In 1951-52, the archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). The question arose whether this village was the same as the Hastinapura mentioned in the epic. Although the similarity in names could be coincidental, the site's location in the Upper Ganga doab, where the Kuru kingdom was situated, hints that it might have been the capital of the Kurus as described in the text.

Between approximately 200 BCE and 200 CE, another phase of composition occurred. During this time, the worship of Vishnu gained prominence, and Krishna, an important figure in the epic, became identified with Vishnu. Subsequently, from approximately 200 to 400 CE, extensive didactic sections resembling the Manusmriti were added to the text.

The Shakas, hailing from Central Asia, were regarded as mlechchhas, or outsiders and barbarians.

Interestingly, the well-known ruler of the Satavahana dynasty, Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani, claimed a unique identity (A unique Brahmana (eka Brahmana)) as a Brahmana and a destroyer of Kshatriya pride.