
south asia

Ardhakathānaka (Half Story)
अर्धकथानक
Banarasidas · Braj Bhasha · 1641

Arthashastra
कौतिलियम् अर्थशास्त्रम्
Kautilya · Classical Sanskrit · c. 1st century - 3rd century (disputed)

Baburnama
بابرنامه
Babur · Chagatai · 1530

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

Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणम्
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · Classical Sanskrit · c. 500-1000
Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya
ब्रह्मसूत्रभाष्य
Shankara · Classical Sanskrit · 800

Charaka Samhita
चरक संहिता
Charaka · Classical Sanskrit · c. 100-200

Chaurisurata Panchashika
चौरीसुरतपञ्चाशिका
Bilhana · Classical Sanskrit · c. 11th century

The Female Eagle Chooses Her Groom
ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಹದ್ದಿನ ಸ್ವಯಂವರ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 2023

Fire Rain
ಬೆಂಕಿ ಮಳೆ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 1999

The Flight of Cranes
বলাকা
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1916

Galpaguchchha
গল্পগুচ্ছ
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · in volumes 1900-1907

The Golden Boat
সোনার তরী
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1894

Haseena and Other Stories
ಹಸೀನಾ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಕಥೆಗಳು
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 2013

Heart Lamp
ಎದೆಯ ಹಣತೆ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 2004

Heart of Medicine
अष्टाग्ङहृदयसंहिता
Vagbhata · Classical Sanskrit · c. 400-700

Hitopadesha
हितोपदेशः
Narayana Pandit · Classical Sanskrit · c. 800-950

Kathāmahodadhi (Jain Fairytales)
कथामहोदधि
Somacandra · Classical Sanskrit · c. 1448

Kathasaritsagara
कथासरित्सागरः
Somadeva · Classical Sanskrit · 11th century

Kural
திருக்குறள்
Thiruvalluvar · Old Tamil · c. 6th century

Mahabharata
महाभारतम्
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa · Epic Sanskrit · 300 BCE
Malitamadhava
मालतीमाधव
Bhavabhuti · Classical Sanskrit · c. 700-740
Mudrarakshasa
मुद्राराक्षसम्
Vishakhadatta · Classical Sanskrit · c. 6th century

Panchatantra
पञ्चतन्त्र
Vishnu Sharma · Classical Sanskrit, Old Persian, Classical Arabic · c. 200 BC - 300 AD

A Path Marked by Footsteps
ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಮೂಡಿದ ಹಾದಿ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 1990

A Poor Family's Daughter is No Girl
ಬಡವರ ಮಗಳು ಹೆಣ್ಣಲ್ಲ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 2012

Ramayana
रामायण
Valmiki · Epic Sanskrit · earliers portions c. 700 - 400 BC

Rigveda
ऋग्वेद
Unknown · Vedic Sanskrit · c. 1500-1000 BC

Safeera
ಸಫೀರಾ
Banu Mushtaq · Kannada · 2006

Śatakatraya
शतकत्रय
Bhartrihari · Classical Sanskrit · c. 5th century

Satasai
सतसई
Bihari Lal · Braj Bhasha · c. 1611-1667

Shakuntala
अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
Kalidasa · Classical Sanskrit · c. 4th - 5th century
Shatapatha Brahmana
शतपथब्राह्मण
Yajnavalkya · Late Vedic Sanskrit · c. 8th-6th century BC

Song Offerings
গীতাঞ্জলি
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1910

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

Subhāṣitāvalī
सुभाषितावली
Vallabhadeva · Classical Sanskrit · c. 15th century

Sushruta Samhita
सुश्रुतसंहिता
Sushruta · Classical Sanskrit · earliest parts c. 2-1 BC, compiled 300-400

The Tale of the Four Dervishes
قصه چهار درویش
Amir Khusrau (Khusro); Mir Amman · Urdu · 1804

The Ideal One
মানসী
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1890

Urubhanga (Shattered Thighs)
ऊरुभङ्गम्
Bhāsa · Classical Sanskrit · c. 200-400

Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Basava · Kannada · c. 1150-1196

Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Akka Mahadevi · Kannada · 12th century

Vachanas
ವಚನಗಳು
Allama Prabhu · Kannada · c. 12th century
Vikramāṅkadevacarita
विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित
Bilhana · Classical Sanskrit · c. 11th century

Wreath of Songs
গীতিমাল্য
Rabindranath Tagore · Bengali · 1914

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
योगसूत्र
Patanjali · Classical Sanskrit · c. 1st-2nd century





























