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Classical Sanskrit

24 works

मनुस्मृति

The Laws of Manu

Unknown · c. 200 BC - AD 200Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

कौतिलियम् अर्थशास्त्रम्

Arthashastra

Kautilya · c. 1st century - 3rd century (disputed)Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

चरक संहिता

Charaka Samhita

Charaka · c. 100-200Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

योगसूत्र

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Patanjali · c. 1st-2nd centuryReligious Book / Scripture / Mystic or Occult Text

ऊरुभङ्गम्

Urubhanga (Shattered Thighs)

Bhāsa · c. 200-400Drama / Comedy / Theatrical Work

पञ्चतन्त्र

Panchatantra

Vishnu Sharma · c. 200 BC - 300 ADStories / Tales / Myths (Collection)

सुश्रुतसंहिता

Sushruta Samhita

Sushruta · earliest parts c. 2-1 BC, compiled 300-400Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्

Shakuntala

Kalidasa · c. 4th - 5th centuryDrama / Comedy / Theatrical Work

विष्णुपुराण

Vishnu Purana

Unknown · c. 400 BC - AD 900Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

लिङ्गपुराण

Linga Purana

Unknown · c. 5th-10th centuryNonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

शतकत्रय

Śatakatraya

Bhartrihari · c. 5th centuryPoetry Collection

श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणम्

Bhagavata Purana

Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · c. 500-1000Religious Book / Scripture / Mystic or Occult Text

अष्टाग्ङहृदयसंहिता

Heart of Medicine

Vagbhata · c. 400-700Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

मुद्राराक्षसम्

Mudrarakshasa

Vishakhadatta · c. 6th centuryDrama / Comedy / Theatrical Work

मालतीमाधव

Malitamadhava

Bhavabhuti · c. 700-740Drama / Comedy / Theatrical Work

ब्रह्मसूत्रभाष्य

Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya

Shankara · 800Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

हितोपदेशः

Hitopadesha

Narayana Pandit · c. 800-950Stories / Tales / Myths (Collection)

शिवपुराण

Shiva Purana

Unknown · c. 10-11th centuryNonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

कथासरित्सागरः

Kathasaritsagara

Somadeva · 11th centuryStories / Tales / Myths (Collection)

चौरीसुरतपञ्चाशिका

Chaurisurata Panchashika

Bilhana · c. 11th centuryLong Poem (Epic, Verse Novel, or Book-Length Poem)

विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित

Vikramāṅkadevacarita

Bilhana · c. 11th centuryLong Poem (Epic, Verse Novel, or Book-Length Poem)

सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका

Singhasan Battisi (Thirty-two Tales of the Thrones)

Unknown · c. 12th centuryStories / Tales / Myths (Collection)

सुभाषितावली

Subhāṣitāvalī

Vallabhadeva · c. 15th centuryPoetry Collection

कथामहोदधि

Kathāmahodadhi (Jain Fairytales)

Somacandra · c. 1448Stories / Tales / Myths (Collection)