Correct option is B
The correct chronological order of the given literary works or authors is: D (Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana), A (Lokopakara), C (Mallinatha Purana), B (Udiyadityalankara), and E (Madana Vijaya).
Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana (D): This is a Jain text composed by Acharya Hemachandra in the 12th century during the reign of Kumarapala of the Solanki dynasty. It is a monumental work in Jain literature and considered among the earliest of the list.
Lokopakara (A): Written by Chavundaraya II around 1025 CE, it is one of the earliest Kannada encyclopedic works and predates many Sanskrit and Kannada texts.
Mallinatha Purana (C): Authored by Nagachandra (also known as Abhinava Pampa) in the 12th century, this is a Kannada work with Jain leanings, presenting epic narratives.
Udiyadityalankara (B): A later literary composition that emerged during the medieval period (circa 14th-15th century), this work is comparatively modern.
Madana Vijaya (E): A relatively late Sanskrit poetic work, believed to have been written in the 17th century, it marks the late medieval to early modern phase of Sanskrit literature.
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Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana is a Jain epic composed by Acharya Hemachandra, who was a polymath and also advisor to Solanki rulers.
Lokopakara is a Kannada prose work covering topics from agriculture to astrology, revealing advanced knowledge of the time.
Mallinatha Purana narrates the life story of Mallinatha, the 19th Jain Tirthankara, written in champu style.
Udiyadityalankara is a literary-alankara (rhetoric) treatise from a later period showcasing Sanskrit poetic techniques.
Madana Vijaya is a kavyam or epic poem often portraying themes of love, valor, and mythology, typical of later Sanskrit romanticism.
These texts reflect a transition from religious and didactic compositions to aesthetic and literary poetics in Indian classical literature.
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