Indian Literature in Sanskrit is one of the oldest,
richest and best collections in the world.
Sanskrit as language is 10000 of years old. It has been our spoken language for
thousands of years, and even today in some villages in India, this is the day-to-day
spoken language. Similarly we have a very rich collection of literary works that
are in Sanskrit. Over thousands of years we have many literature that have been
written by many scholars.
In this section we have details of Sanskrit literature that we have as our inheritance
from the golden ages. We will look into
scholars,
literary works and
different
books in Sanskrit. We have tried to give some details on scholars and
their works, each in its separate section. We hope this will help all to get an overall
view of our literature. The following is a list of famous Sanskrit scholars and their works.
Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads
Rig Ved
ऋग्वेद
RRigveda
Yajur Veda
यजुर्वेद
yajurveda
Sama Veda
सामवेद
saamaveda
Atharva Veda
अथर्ववेद
atharveda
Upanisat (108)
उपनिषत् (१०८)
upaniShat (108)
Purana (18)
पुराण (१८)
puraaNaa (18)
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Valmiki - वाल्मीकि - vaalmiiki
Ramayana
रामायणम्
raamaayaNam
Vyasa - व्यास - vyaasa
Mahabharata
महाभारतम्
mahaabhaaratam
Srimaddbhagvadgita
श्रीमद्भगबदगीता
shriimadbhagabadgiitaa
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Other Ramayanas
Yogabassistha
योगवासिष्ठः
yogavaasiShThaH
Adhyatma Ramayana
अध्यात्मरामायणम्
adhyaatmaraamaayaNam
Adhbhuta Ramayana
अद्भूतरामायणम्
adbhuutaraamaayaNam
Ananda Ramayana
आनन्दरामायणम्
aanandaraamaayaNam
Tattva Sanghraha Ramayana
तत्वसंग्रहरामायणम्
tatvasa.ngraharaamaayaNam
Bhushundi Ramayana
भुशुण्डिरामायणम्
bhushuNDiraamaayaNam
Mantra Ramayana
मन्त्ररामायणम्
mantraraamaayaNam
Ramalingamruta
रामलिङ्गामृतम्
raamaliN^gaamRRitaM
Raghavollasa
राघवोल्लासः
raaghavollasaH
Udar Raghava
उदारराघवः
udaararaaghavaH
Shri Rama Charita Manasa (Hindi)
श्रीरामचरीतमानस
shriiraamachariitamaanasa
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Bhasa - भासः - bhaasaH
Pancharatram
पञ्चरात्रम्
paJNcharaatram
Swapanavasavadattam
स्वप्नवासवदत्तम्
svapnavaasavadattam
Charudattam
चारुदतम्
chaarudatam
Dutaghatotkacha
दूतघटोत्कचः
duutaghaTotkachaH
Dutavakyam
दूतवाक्यम्
duutavaakyam
Pratimanatakam
प्रतिमा-नाटकम्
pratimaa-naaTakam
Karnabharam
कर्णभारम्
karNabhaaram
Urubhanga
उरूभंगम्
uruubha.ngam
Pratingyayogandharayana
प्रतिज्ञा-यौगन्धरायणम्
pratidnyaa-yaugandharaayaNam
Abhiseka
अभिषेक-नाटक
abhiSheka-naaTaka
Madhyamabyayoga
मध्यम-व्यायोगः
madhyama-vyaayogaH
Balachatriam
वालचरितम्
vaalacharitam
Abimaraka
अविमारकम्
avimaarakam
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Kalidasa - कालिदासः - kaalidaasaH
Meghadutam
मेघदूतम्
meghaduutam
Srutbodha
श्रुतबोधः
shrutabodhaH
Vikramorvasiya
विक्रमोर्वशीयम्
vikramorvashiiyam
Raghuvansam
रघुवंशम्
raghuva.nsham
Abhijnanasakuntalam
अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
abhidnyaanashaakuntalam
Kumarasambhavam
कुमारसम्भवम्
kumaarasambhavam
Malavikagnimitram
मालविकाग्निमित्रम्
maalavikagnimitram
Rutusamharam
ऋतुसंहारम्
RRitisa.nhaaram
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Bana - बाणः - baaNaH
Harshacaritam
हर्षचरितम्
harShacharitam
Kadambari
कादम्बरी
kaadambarii
Shriharsha - श्रीहर्षः - shriiharShaH (King)
Ratnavali Natika
रत्नावली-नाटिका
ratnaavalii-naaTikaa
Nagananda Nataka
नागानन्द-नाटक
naagaananda-naaTaka
Priyadarshika
प्रियदर्शिका
priyadarshikaa
Shriharsha - श्रीहर्षः - shriiharShaH (Poet)
Naishadhiyacharitam
नैषधीयचरितम्
naiShadhiiyacharitam
Bharavi - भारविः - bhaaraviH
Kiratarjuniyam
किरातार्जुनीयम्
kiraataarjuniiyam
Magha - माघः - maaghaH
Shishupalvadh Mahakavya
शिशुपालवद्ध-महाकाव्यम्
shishupaalavaddha-mahaakaavyam
Dandi - दण्डी - daNDii
Dasakumaracaritam
दशकुमारचरितम्
dashakumaaracharitam
Bhattnarayan - भट्टनारायणः - bhaTTanaaraayaNaH
Venisamhara
वेणीसंहारम्
veNiisa.nhaaram
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Shudrak - शुद्रकः - shudrakaH
Mricchakatikam
मृच्छकटीकम्
mRRichchhakaTiikam
Vishakhadatta - विषाखादत्तः - viShaakhaadattaH
Mudraraksham
मुद्राराक्षसम्
mudraaraakshasam
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Jaideva - जयदेवः - jayadevaH
Chandraloka
चन्द्रालोकः
chandraalokaH
Prasannaraghava
प्रसन्नराघवम्
prasannaraaghavam
Gitagovindam
गीतगोविन्दम्
giitagovindam
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Somesvara - सोमेस्वरः - somesvaraH
Manasollasa
मानसोल्लासः
maanasollaasaH
Bhababhuti - भावभूतिः - bhaavabhuutiH
Uttararamacharitam
उत्तररामचरितम्
uttararaamacharitam
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Chanakya - चाणक्यः - chaaNakyaH
Chanakya Neeti
चाणक्य-नीतिः
chaaNakya-niitiH
Artashastra
अर्थशास्त्रम्
arthashaastram
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Vishnusharma - विष्णुशर्मा - viShNusharmaa
Panchatantra
पञ्चतन्त्रम्
paJNchatantram
Pandita Bhattanarayana - पण्डित-भट्टनारायणः - paNDita-bhaTTanaaraayaNaH
Hitopodesha
हितोपदेशः
hitopadeshaH
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Somadeva - सोमदेवः - somadevaH
Kathasaritasagara
कथासरितसागरः
kathaasaritasaagaraH
Yashastilakachampu
यशस्तिलकचम्पू
yashastilakachampuu
Gunadhya - गुणाढ्यः - guNaaDhyaH
Brihatkatha
वृहद्कथा
vRRihadkathaa
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Dhananjaya - धनञ्जयः - dhanaJNjayaH
Dasarupkam
दशरूपकम्
dasharuupakam
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Ksemendra - केसमेन्द्रः - kesamendraH
Bharatamanjari
भारतमञ्जरि
bhaaratamaJNjari
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Ashvaghosh - अश्वघोषः - ashvaghoShaH
Budhacharitam
बुद्धचरितम्
buddhacharitam
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Aryashur - आर्यशुरः - aaryashuraH
Jatakmala
जातकमाला
jaatakamaalaa
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Subandhu - शुबन्धुः - shubandhuH
Basabadatta
वासवदत्ता
vasavadatta
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Bhojadeva - भोजदेवः - bhojadevaH
Champuramayanam
चम्पूरामायणम्
champuuraamaayaNam
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Anantabhatta - अनन्तभट्टः - anantabhaTTaH
Champubharatam
चम्पूभारतम्
champuubhaaratam
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Benkatadhvari - वेङ्कटाध्वरीः - veN^kaTaadhvariiH
Visvagunadarshachampu
विश्वगुणादर्शच्म्पू
vishvaguNaadarshachampuu
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Nilakanthadiikhita - निलकण्ठदीक्षितः - nilakaNThadiikshitaH
Nilakanthavijayachampu
निलकण्ठविजयचम्पू
nilakaNThavijayachampuu
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