Arrange the major textual traditions in a chronological order:
(A) Compilation of Puranas (in Sanskrit)
(B) Major Dharmasutras (in Sanskrit)
(C) Sushruta Samhita (in Sanskrit)
(D) Manusmriti (in Sanskrit)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
(B) Major Dharmasutras (in Sanskrit) — c. 500-200 BCE.
(D) Manusmriti (in Sanskrit) — c. 200 BCE-200 CE.
(C) Sushruta Samhita (in Sanskrit) — c. 100 CE, along with the Charaka Samhita; both are works on medicine.
(A) Compilation of Puranas (in Sanskrit) — c. 200 CE onwards.
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