
south asia
30 authors·38 works

Mir Amman
India· Urdu, English·1748–1806
1 work

Babur
India· Chagatai·1483–1530
1 work

Banarasidas
India· Braj Bhasha·1586–1643
1 work

Basava
India· Kannada·1131–1196
1 work

Bhartrihari
India· Classical Sanskrit·5th century
1 work

Bhāsa
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 200-400
1 work

Bhavabhuti
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 680 - c. 750-760
1 work

Bihari Lal
India· Braj Bhasha·1595–1663
1 work
Bilhana
India· Classical Sanskrit·11th century
2 works

Charaka
India· Classical Sanskrit·lived c. 100-200
1 work

Kalidasa
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 4th - 5th century
1 work

Kautilya
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 2nd-3rd century
1 work

Amir Khusrau (Khusro)
India· Urdu, Classical Persian·1253–1325
1 work

Akka Mahadevi
India· Kannada·12th century
1 work

Narayana Pandit
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 9th-10th century
1 work

Patanjali
India· Classical Sanskrit·lived c. 2nd century BC - 5th century AD
1 work

Allama Prabhu
India· Kannada·c. 12th century
1 work

Shankara
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 788-820 (disputed)
1 work

Vishnu Sharma
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 200 BC - AD 300
1 work

Somacandra
India· Classical Sanskrit·15th century
1 work

Somadeva
India· Classical Sanskrit·11th century
1 work

Sushruta
India· Classical Sanskrit·lived c. 750-250 BC
1 work

Rabindranath Tagore
India· Bengali·1861–1941
7 works

Thiruvalluvar
India· Old Tamil·c. 6th century
1 work

Vagbhata
India· Classical Sanskrit·lived c. 400-800
1 work

Vallabhadeva
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. later 1300s - early 1400s
1 work

Valmiki
India· Epic Sanskrit·c. 8th-4th century BC
1 work

Vishakhadatta
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 6th century
1 work

Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa
India· Epic Sanskrit
3 works

Yajnavalkya
India· Classical Sanskrit·c. 7th century BC
1 work
Ardhakathānaka (Half Story)
अर्धकथानक
Banarasidas · Braj Bhasha · 1641
Arthashastra
कौतिलियम् अर्थशास्त्रम्
Kautilya · Classical Sanskrit · 200

Baburnama
بابرنامه
Babur · Chagatai · 1530

Bhagavad Gita
भगवद्गीता
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · Epic Sanskrit · 100 BCE

Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणम्
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · Classical Sanskrit · 500
Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya
ब्रह्मसूत्रभाष्य
Shankara · Classical Sanskrit · 800

Charaka Samhita
चरक संहिता
Charaka · Classical Sanskrit · 200
Chaurisurata Panchashika
चौरीसुरतपञ्चाशिका
Bilhana · Classical Sanskrit · 1100
The Flight of Cranes
বলাকা
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1916
Galpaguchchha
গল্পগুচ্ছ
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1900
The Golden Boat
সোনার তরী
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1894
Heart of Medicine
अष्टाग्ङहृदयसंहिता
Vagbhata · Classical Sanskrit · 600

Hitopadesha
हितोपदेशः
Narayana Pandit · Classical Sanskrit · 900
Kathāmahodadhi (Jain Fairytales)
कथामहोदधि
Somacandra · Classical Sanskrit · 1448

Kathasaritsagara
कथासरित्सागरः
Somadeva · Classical Sanskrit · 1100

Kural
திருக்குறள்
Thiruvalluvar · Old Tamil · 600

Mahabharata
महाभारतम्
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · Epic Sanskrit · 300 BCE
Malitamadhava
मालतीमाधव
Bhavabhuti · Classical Sanskrit · 730
Mudrarakshasa
मुद्राराक्षसम्
Vishakhadatta · Classical Sanskrit · 600

Panchatantra
पञ्चतन्त्र
Vishnu Sharma · Classical Sanskrit, Old Persian, Classical Arabic · 300

Ramayana
रामायण
Valmiki · Epic Sanskrit · 700 BCE
Śatakatraya
शतकत्रय
Bhartrihari · Classical Sanskrit · 500
Satasai
सतसई
Bihari Lal · Braj Bhasha · 1630

Shakuntala
अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
Kalidasa · Classical Sanskrit · 400
Shatapatha Brahmana
शतपथब्राह्मण
Yajnavalkya · Late Vedic Sanskrit · 600 BCE
Song Offerings
গীতাঞ্জলি
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1910

The Songs of Bhanushingho Thakur
ভানুসিংহ ঠাকুরের পদাবলী
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1884

Subhāṣitāvalī
सुभाषितावली
Vallabhadeva · Classical Sanskrit · 1400

Sushruta Samhita
सुश्रुतसंहिता
Sushruta · Classical Sanskrit · 350

The Tale of the Four Dervishes
قصه چهار درویش
Amir Khusrau (Khusro) · Urdu · 1804
The Ideal One
মানসী
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1890

Urubhanga (Shattered Thighs)
ऊरुभङ्गम्
Bhāsa · Classical Sanskrit · 300
Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Basava · Kannada · 1150
Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Akka Mahadevi · Kannada · 1200
Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Allama Prabhu · Kannada · 1200
Vikramāṅkadevacarita
विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित
Bilhana · Classical Sanskrit · 1100
Wreath of Songs
গীতিমাল্য
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1914

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
योगसूत्र
Patanjali · Classical Sanskrit · 200
Chagatai