Arrange the following literary compositions in chronological order and choose the correct option:
I. Ashtadhyayi of Panini
II. Harshacharita of Babhatta
III. Arthashastra of Kautilya
IV. tyashastra of Bharata
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Keep a handy timeline for key ancient texts:
- Grammarians/Early shastras: Panini (5th-4th c. BCE) $\rightarrow$ Kautilya (4th-3rd c. BCE).
- Later standard shastras: Bharata Muni's tyashastra.
- Early medieval court biographies: Babhatta's Harshacharita (7th c. CE).