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Arrange the following in chronological order, beginning from the earliest:
1. Shudraka
2. Varahamihira
3. Panini
4. Patanjali the Grammarian
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Explanation
The correct chronological order of these historical figures is as follows:
- Panini (c. 5th–4th Century BCE): A renowned Sanskrit grammarian and scholar, he authored the Ashtadhyayi, the foundational text of Sanskrit grammar.
- Patanjali the Grammarian (c. 2nd Century BCE): He wrote the Mahabhashya, a celebrated commentary on Panini's grammar, during the Shunga period.
- Shudraka (c. 3rd–5th Century CE): An ancient playwright to whom the famous Sanskrit drama Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) is attributed; he is generally placed in the pre-Gupta or early Gupta era.
- Varahamihira (c. 505–587 CE): A distinguished astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer of the Gupta period, famous for the Pancha-Siddhantika and Brihat Samhita.
Therefore, the sequence is 3-4-1-2, making option B correct.
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