Classical Sanskrit
24 works
मनुस्मृति
The Laws of Manu
Unknown · c. 200 BC - AD 200Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
कौतिलियम् अर्थशास्त्रम्
Arthashastra
Kautilya · c. 1st century - 3rd century (disputed)Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
चरक संहिता
Charaka Samhita
Charaka · c. 100-200Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
योगसूत्र
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Patanjali · c. 1st-2nd centuryReligious Scripture / Arcana / Sacred & Occult Texts
ऊरुभङ्गम्
Urubhanga (Shattered Thighs)
Bhāsa · c. 200-400Drama / Theatre / Plays
पञ्चतन्त्र
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma · c. 200 BC - 300 ADShort Story Collection / Tales
सुश्रुतसंहिता
Sushruta Samhita
Sushruta · earliest parts c. 2-1 BC, compiled 300-400Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
Shakuntala
Kalidasa · c. 4th - 5th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays
विष्णुपुराण
Vishnu Purana
Unknown · c. 400 BC - AD 900Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
लिङ्गपुराण
Linga Purana
Unknown · c. 5th-10th centuryNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
शतकत्रय
Śatakatraya
Bhartrihari · c. 5th centuryPoetry Collection
श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणम्
Bhagavata Purana
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · c. 500-1000Religious Scripture / Arcana / Sacred & Occult Texts
अष्टाग्ङहृदयसंहिता
Heart of Medicine
Vagbhata · c. 400-700Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
मुद्राराक्षसम्
Mudrarakshasa
Vishakhadatta · c. 6th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays
मालतीमाधव
Malitamadhava
Bhavabhuti · c. 700-740Drama / Theatre / Plays
ब्रह्मसूत्रभाष्य
Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya
Shankara · 800Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
हितोपदेशः
Hitopadesha
Narayana Pandit · c. 800-950Short Story Collection / Tales
शिवपुराण
Shiva Purana
Unknown · c. 10-11th centuryNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
कथासरित्सागरः
Kathasaritsagara
Somadeva · 11th centuryShort Story Collection / Tales
चौरीसुरतपञ्चाशिका
Chaurisurata Panchashika
Bilhana · c. 11th centuryEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित
Vikramāṅkadevacarita
Bilhana · c. 11th centuryEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका
Singhasan Battisi (Thirty-two Tales of the Thrones)
Unknown · c. 12th centuryShort Story Collection / Tales
सुभाषितावली
Subhāṣitāvalī
Vallabhadeva · c. 15th centuryPoetry Collection
कथामहोदधि
Kathāmahodadhi (Jain Fairytales)
Somacandra · c. 1448Short Story Collection / Tales