Arrange Kuntaka's levels of vakrata (obliquity) from the smallest to the largest unit:

1. A. Episodic (prakarana)
2. B. Compositional (prabandha)
3. C. Phonetic (varna-vinyasa)
4. D. Lexical (pada-purvardha)
5. E. Grammatical (pratyaya)

1. AA, B, C, D, E
2. BB, C, D, E, A
3. CC, D, E, A, B
4. DE, A, B, C, D

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Correct answer: C. C, D, E, A, B

Explanation

Vakroktijivita (c. 10th–11th century): sound → word-base → suffix → sentence → episode → whole work.