Using Sort::Key::Multi module:
use Sort::Key::Multi qw(s3_keysort); # s3 => three string keys my @data = <DATA>; my @sorted = s3_keysort { (split)[0,1,4] } @data; print for @sorted; __DATA__ D1001 SNAM1 1 101 XYZ1234 21.11 D1001 SNAM1 1 102 XYZ2234 22.12 D1002 SNAM2 1 201 PQR2234 12.12 D1002 SNAM2 2 202 PQR2234 32.12 D1002 SNAM2 3 203 PQR2234 52.12 D1002 SNAM2 4 204 PQR2234 37.12 D1001 SNAM1 2 103 XYZ1234 22.12 D1003 SNAM3 1 301 ABC1234 22.12 D1002 SNAM2 5 205 PQR2234 37.12 D1001 SNAM1 4 104 XYZ1234 22.12

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