List of historic Indian texts

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This article attempts to capture in one place the names of books and other works written in ancient India. For the purpose of this list, we consider all books written in the Indian subcontinent up to and including the Mughal era as being 'ancient books'.

Collections

Each collection represents a set of books that are collectively known by the collection's name. In the list of books (shown below the table of collections), each book also refers to the collection it belongs to (if it does).

Name	Description	Alternate Names	Date
Vedas	Sacred hymns on 5 supreme gods led by Surya, which are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas, and these constitute the Hindu canon (but they are largely religious scriptures, some telling it to be God's words). Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).	Samhita	1500-800 BCE
Shakhas	Vedic school. Each school taught a Veda in a specific way, over time evolving specific styles and emphasis, based on how / by whom / where it was taught.
Brahmanas	Commentary and elaboration on vedas and description of religious procedures.		900-500 BCE
Upanishads	Philosophy in response to Vedas and Brahmanas. There are 108 Upnishads, among which 13 are considered the principal ones.		800-400 BCE
Vedanta	Later commentary on the Vedas, Brahmanas and Upanishads.
Itihasa	Ramayana and Mahabharata are known as the itihasas (‘thus it happened’).		present form c.800 BCE for Mahabharata and c.300 BCE for Ramayana
Pāli Canon	Essential collections of teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, as written by his followers, three centuries later.	Tripiṭaka
Puranas	Historic texts (usually about a royal lineage or local legends) - written by court-appointed historians. Usually contrasted with historical descriptions in vedas, brahmanas, etc., that are written by priests.		c.700 BCE (origins) 200 CE to 1000 CE (for canonical ones) (some portions, especially, but not limited to, portions of Bhavishya Purana were added until 1850 CE)
Dharmaśāstra	Collection and description of laws (man-made and natural).		300 BCE - 300 CE
Sangam literature	Collection of texts on ethics, polity, love, and ancient Indian lifestyle, especially in the southern part of the peninsular India.		300 BCE - 300 CE

Books

Key

Subject Area - subject area of the book
Topic - topic (within the subject area)
Collection - belongs to a collection listed in the table above
Date - date (year range) book was written/composed
Reign of - king/ruler in whose reign this book was written (occasionally a book could span reigns)
Reign Age - extent of the reign
Geographic Region - as it was known at the time of writing

Book	Subject Area	Topic	Collection	Language	Author	Date	Reign of	Reign Age	Geographic Region	Modern Name of Geographic Region	Notes
Rig Veda	Hindu hymns about various gods, scientific revelations and references to historic events.	Part 1 of the four part Hindu canon.	Veda/Samhita	Sanskrit	No concrete information available, but attributed to several rishis.	1500-1200 BCE			Sapta Sindhva	Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati)
Yajur Veda	Hindu sacrificial knowledge.	Part 3 of the four part Hindu canon.	Veda/Samhita	Sanskrit	No concrete information available, but attributed to several 'rishis'	1500-500 BCE			Sapta Sindhva	Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati)
Sama Veda	Hindu music and arts.	Part 2 of the four part Hindu canon.	Veda/Samhita	Sanskrit		1500-500 BCE
Atharva Veda	Hindu medicine, magic, sorcery.	Part 4 of the four part Hindu canon.	Veda/Samhita	Sanskrit	Attributed to rishis "Atharvana" and Angirasa.	1500-500 BCE
Taittiriya Shakha		Recension of Yajur Veda	Shakha	Sanskrit
Sushruta Samhita	Medicine and Surgery			Sanskrit	Suśruta
Shaunaka Shakha		Recension of Atharva Veda	Shakha	Sanskrit
Paippalada Shakha		Recension of Atharva Veda	Shakha	Sanskrit
Shulba Sutras	Hinduism	Geometry related to fire altar construction in Hinduism, including pythagorean theorem and square root	Śrauta	Sanskrit		200 CE
Satapatha Brahmana	Hindu sacrificial knowledge.	Commentary on Yajur Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit		500 CE - 1200 CE
Aitareya Brahmana	Hindu vedic practices.	Commentary on Rig Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Kaushitaki Brahmana		Commentary on Rig Veda		Sanskrit
Taittiriya Brahmana	Hindu sacrificial knowledge.	Commentary on Yajur Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Samavidhana Brahmana	Hindu music and arts.	Commentary on Sama Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Arseya Brahmana	Hindu music and arts.	Commentary on Sama Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Devatadhyaya Brahmana	Hindu music and arts.	Commentary on Sama Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Shakdwipiya Brahmana	Hindu music and arts.	Commentary on Sama Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Tandyamaha Brahmana	Hindu music and arts.	Commentary on Sama Veda	Brahmana	Sanskrit
Aitareya Aranyaka				Sanskrit
Kaushitaki Aranyaka				Sanskrit
Taittiriya Upanishad			Upanishad	Sanskrit
Maitri Upanishad			Upanishad	Sanskrit
			Mimamsa	Sanskrit
	Theravada Buddhism		Buddhist Pali Canon	Pali
	Yoga			Sanskrit
Aṣṭādhyāyī	Sanskrit Grammar	Vyākaraṇa		Sanskrit	Pāṇini	4th Century - 6th Century C.E				Peshawar
Ramayana		Life of Rama, a prince of the Sun dynasty.		Sanskrit	Valmiki	200 BCE - 400 CE
Mahabharata		Story of Arjuna, of royal line of Kuru Kingdom		Sanskrit	Lord Ganesha while Veda Vyasa narrated it.	400 BCE - 400 CE
Purva Mimamsa Sutras				Sanskrit	Rishi Jaimini	300 BCE - 200 BCE
Bhagavad Gita		Krishna's advice to Arjuna on duty.		Sanskrit	Veda Vyasa	200 BCE - 200 CE					Not a separate work. Part of Mahabharata.
Panchatantra		Compilation of moral stories		Sanskrit	Vishnusharma	200 B.C.E
Hatha Yoga Pradipika				Sanskrit
Gheranda Samhita				Sanskrit
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali				Sanskrit	Patanjali
Vishnu Purana			Purana	Sanskrit
Persian Wars				Greek	Herodotus
Arthashastra	polity			Sanskrit	Chanakya (aka Kautilya)		Chandragupta Maurya	321 BCE - 301 BCE	Magadha	Bihar
Milinda Panha		Dialogues with King Milinda (Menander)		Pali			Menander	circa 150 BCE	Sagala	Sialkot in Punjab
Sangam literature				Tamil				100 B.C.E - 250 C.E		Tamil Nadu
Buddhacharita	Buddhism	Life of Shakyamuni Buddha		Sanskrit	Ashvagosha		Kanishka	100	Purushapura	Peshawar
Shatkhandagama	Jainism			Prakrit	Dharasena	1st century BCE			Mudabidri	Karnataka
Periplus of the Erythrean Sea		A naval guide to Indian commerce.		Greek		0-100 CE
Manusmriti (aka Manava Dharmaśāstra)	Law, code of conduct.	Code of conduct as described by Manu.	Dharmaśāstra	Sanskrit
Gaha Sattasai	Anthology of Poems			Prakrit	Hāla	20 - 24 CE	Satavahana		Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh
			Puranas	Sanskrit
Kamasutra	pleasure	A manual of love.		Sanskrit	Vātsyāyana
Charaka Samhita	Medicine	Medical text.		Sanskrit	Charaka
Siddhāntakaumudī	Sanskrit language	Sanskrit grammar. Rearranges and provides descriptions for Panini's Ashtadyayi.		Sanskrit	Bhattoji Diksita
Mahabhashya	Sanskrit language	Sanskrit grammar		Sanskrit	Patanjali
Devichandraguptam	Drama	Drama about Chandragupta II		Sanskrit	Vishakhadatta
Aryabhatiya	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Āryabhaṭa
Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Brahmagupta
Mahabhaskariya	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhaskara I						Expansion of Aryabhatta's work
Nav Shatika	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Sridhara					Bengal
Maha-Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Aryabhata II					Bengal	Commentary on Sridhara's work
Travels of Faxian	Social life	Travels in India during the Chandragupta II era		Classical Chinese	Faxian		Chandragupta II	375-415 CE	Magadha	Bihar
Shakuntala	Drama	Drama about a girl forgotten by her husband		Sanskrit	Kalidasa		Chandragupta II	375-415 CE	Magadha	Bihar
Meghadūta	Drama	Story of a cloud carrying a message amongst lovers		Sanskrit	Kalidasa		Chandragupta II	375-415 CE	Magadha	Bihar
Mrichakatika	Drama	Story of a poor Brahman falling in love with a courtesan.		Sanskrit	Shudraka		Chandragupta II	375-415 CE	Magadha	Bihar
Surya Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics	Panchasiddhantika	Sanskrit	Varahamihira	575 C.E				Madhya Pradesh
Romaka Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics	Panchasiddhantika	Sanskrit	Varahamihira	575 C.E				Madhya Pradesh
Paulisa Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics	Panchasiddhantika	Sanskrit	Varahamihira	575 C.E				Madhya Pradesh
Vasishtha Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics	Panchasiddhantika	Sanskrit	Varahamihira	575 C.E				Madhya Pradesh
Paitamaha Siddhanta	Mathematics	Mathematics	Panchasiddhantika	Sanskrit	Varahamihira	575 C.E				Madhya Pradesh
Harshacharita	Biography	Life of King Harsha Vardhana		Sanskrit	Bāṇabhaṭṭa		Harsha Vardhana	606-647 CE	Thanesar	near Delhi
In the footsteps of Buddha	Travel			Classical Chinese	Xuanzang		Harsha Vardhana	606-647 CE	Thanesar	near Delhi
In the footsteps of Buddha	Travel			Classical Chinese	Xuanzang		Pulakesin II (Pulikesi)	610-642 CE	Badami	near Krishna river
Samkhya verses				Sanskrit	Isvara Krishna
Soundarya Lahari				Sanskrit	Sankaracharya
Mattavilasa Prahasana				Sanskrit	Mahendravarman I		Mahendravarman I (Pallava)	600-630 CE	Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram
Grahacāraṇibandhana	Parahita system of astronomical computations			Sanskrit	Haridatta	683 CE				Kerala
Slokavrittika	Reflection	Commentary on Shabara's Commentary on Jaimini's Mimamsa Sutras Part 1		Sanskrit	Kumarila Bhatta	Early 8th century
Tantravrttika	Reflection	Commentary on Shabara's Commentary on Jaimini's Mimamsa Sutras Part 2		Sanskrit	Kumarila Bhatta	Early 8th century
Tuptika	Reflection	Commentary on Shabara's Commentary on Jaimini's Mimamsa Sutras Part 3		Sanskrit	Kumarila Bhatta	Early 8th century
Kataoka	Reflection	Commentary on Shabara's Commentary on Jaimini's Mimamsa Sutras Part 4		Sanskrit	Kumarila Bhatta	Early 8th century
Prabhakara Mimamsa	Reflection			Sanskrit	Prabhakara Bhatta	6th Century
Gaudapada Karika	Hindu Religion	Commentary on 'Māṇḍukya Kārikā'		Sanskrit	Gaudapada	6th Century
Kāvyādarśa	Poetic			Sanskrit	Dandin	7th - 8th Century				Karnataka
Daśakumāracarita	Prose			Sanskrit	Dandin	7th - 8th Century				Karnataka
Avantisundarī	Prose	Story of the beautiful lady of Avanti		Sanskrit	Dandin	7th - 8th Century				Karnataka
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi	Hindu Religion	Advaita Vedanta		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Upadeśasāhasri	Hindu Religion	Thousand teachings		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Śataśloki	Hindu Religion	Upanishads		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Daśaśloki	Hindu Religion	Who am I?		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Ekaśloki	Hindu Religion	Essence of Vedanta		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Pañcīkaraṇa	Hindu Religion	Primordial Elements		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Ātma bodha	Hindu Religion	Awareness of Atman		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Aparokṣānubhūti	Hindu Religion	Essential truth		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Sādhana Pañcakaṃ	Hindu Religion	Vedantic Sadhana		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam	Hindu Religion	The State of Nirvana		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Manīśa Pañcakaṃ	Hindu Religion	Essence of Advaita Vedanta		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Yati Pañcakaṃ	Hindu Religion	Greatness of the liberated person		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Vākyasudha (Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka)	Hindu Religion			Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Tattva bodha	Hindu Religion	Awakening to the Reality		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Vākya vṛtti	Hindu Religion	Direct perception of the Brahman		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Siddhānta Tattva Vindu	Hindu Religion	The Song of Self		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Nirguṇa Mānasa Pūja	Hindu Religion	Worship of the formless in ones mind		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Prasnottara Ratna Malika	Hindu Religion	Q&A on Spiritual and Temporal Living		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
prabodhasudhakara	Hindu Religion	Oneness of Saguna Bhakti and Nirguna Bhakti		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Naishkarmya Siddhi	Hindu Philosophy	Treatise on Advaita Vedanta		Sanskrit	Sureśvara	Approx. 8th Century				Kerala
svatma prakasika	Hindu Religion			Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Brahmasūtra	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Brahmasutra		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Aitareya Upaniṣad (Rigveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Rigveda		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (Śukla Yajurveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Sukla Yajurveda		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Īśa Upaniṣad (Śukla Yajurveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Isa Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Taittirīya Upaniṣad (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Taittriya Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Svetasvatara Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Kaṭha Upaniṣad (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Katha Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Kena Upaniṣad (samaveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Kena Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Chāndogya Upaniṣad (samaveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Chandogya Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Mandukya Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad(Atharvaveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Mandukya Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Praśna Upaniṣad(Atharvaveda)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Prasna Upanishad		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Bhagavadgīta (Mahabhārata)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Bhagavadgita		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Vishnu Sahasranama(Mahabhārata)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Sānatsujātiya(Mahabhārata)	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Sanatsujatiya		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Gāyatri Mantraṃ	Hindu Religion	Commentary on Gayathri Mantram		Sanskrit	Adi Shankara	Early 8th Century				Kerala
Nyayavinishchaya vivarana	Logic and Reasoning			Sanskrit	Akalanka Deva	8th Century				Tamil Nadu
Tattvartha Sutra	Jain Religion	Philosophy		Sanskrit	Akalanka Deva	8th Century				Tamil Nadu
Ṛjuvimalāpañcikā	Reflection			Sanskrit	Śālikanātha	800 C.E
Dīpaśikhāpañcikā	Reflection			Sanskrit	Śālikanātha	800 C.E
Nityashodashikarnava				Sanskrit
Tantraraja Tantra	Self Realisation	Sriyantra		Sanskrit
Govindakriti	Astronomy and Mathematics	Place value system and Sine table		Sanskrit	Govindasvami	800 - 860 CE			Kodungallur	Kerala
Gaṇitasārasan̄graha	Mathematics	Algebra formulas		Kannada	Mahavira	850 C.E				Karnataka
Kavirajamarga	Kannada Language	Grammar & Poetics of Kannada Language		Kannada	Amoghavarsha I	850 C.E				Karnataka
Prashnottara Ratnamalika	Hindu Religion			Sanskrit	Amoghavarsha I	850 C.E				Karnataka
Laghu Bhaskariya Vivarana	Astronomy and Mathematics	Commentary on Lagu Bhaskara by Bhaskara I, established an Astronomical observatory		Sanskrit	Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa	869 CE			Kodungallur	Kerala
Karpuramanjari Kavyamimamsa Bālabhārata Bālarāmāyaṇa Viddhaśālabhañjikā	Play Children's Ramayana and Mahabharata			Prakrit	Rajashekhara	880 CE
Trisatika Pāṭīgaṇita	Mathematics	Separated algebra from arithmetic Formula for quadratic equations		Sanskrit	Śrīdharācārya	870 - 930 CE			Hugli	West Bengal
Tantraloka	Hindu Religion	Tantra Philosophy		Sanskrit	Abhinavagupta	950 - 1016 C.E
Tantrasara	Hindu Religion	Summary of Tantra		Sanskrit	Abhinavagupta	950 - 1016 C.E
Dhikotidakarana	Astronomy	Calculating Solar and Lunar Eclipses			Śrīpati	1039 CE
Dhruvamanasa	Astronomy	Calculating planetary longitudes, eclipses and planetary transits			Śrīpati	1056 CE
Siddhantasekhara	Astronomy & Mathematics				Śrīpati	1056 CE
Ganitatilaka	Mathematics	Extended the work done by Shridhara determining the rules for addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, square roots, cube roots, and quadratic equations			Śrīpati	1056 CE
Mitākṣarā	Legal	Commentary on inheritance of property		Sanskrit	Vijñāneśvara	1055 C.E - 1126 C.E				Karnataka
Dāyabhāga	Legal	Commentary on inheritance of property		Sanskrit	Jimutavahana	12th Century
Kalaviveka	Time	Auspicious timings		Sanskrit	Jimutavahana	12th Century
Nyayaratna-mātrikā	Legal	Jurisprudence		Sanskrit	Jimutavahana	12th Century
Siddhanta Shiromani	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Lilavati	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Bijaganita	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Gola Addhyaya	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Griha Ganitam	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Karun Kautoohal	Mathematics	Mathematics		Sanskrit	Bhāskara II	1114 - 1185 C.E				Karnataka
Bhagavata Purana	Religion	Various mythologic stories	Puranas	Sanskrit	Attributed to Vyasa	1100-1200 CE
Shat-sthala-vachana	Hindu Religion	Six Stages of Salvation		Kannada	Basaveshwara	12th Century				Karnataka
Kala-jnana-vachana	Hindu Religion	Forecasts of the future		Kannada	Basaveshwara	12th Century				Karnataka
Mantragopya	Hindu Religion			Kannada	Basaveshwara	12th Century				Karnataka
Ghatachakra-vachana	Hindu Religion			Kannada	Basaveshwara	12th Century				Karnataka
Raja-yoga-vachana	Hindu Religion			Kannada	Basaveshwara	12th Century				Karnataka
Rasendra Chudamani	Chemistry	Mercury and its processing for medicinal use		Sanskrit	Aacharya Somadeva	12th and 13th Century
Brahmasutra Bhashya	Hindu Religion	Commentaries on Brahmasutras		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Anu Vyakhyana	Logic and Reasoning	Commentaries on Brahmasutras		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Nyaya Vivarana		Commentaries on Brahmasutras		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Anu Bhashya		Commentaries on Brahmasutras		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Ishavasya Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Kena Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Katha Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Mundaka Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Satprashna Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Mandukya Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Aitareya Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Taittireeya Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Bhashya)		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Chandogya Upanishad Bhashya		Commentaries on Upanishads		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Rigbhashyam		Commentaries on Rigveda		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya		Commentaries on Rigveda		Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Krishnamruta Maharnava				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Sadachara Smruti				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Tantra Sara Sangraha				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Yati Pranava Kalpa				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Jayanti Nirnaya				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Nyasapaddhati				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E				Karnataka
Tithinirnaya				Sanskrit	Madhvacharya	1238-1317 C.E
Tarka Bhasa	Logic and Reasoning	Exposition of Reasoning		Sanskrit	Kesava Mitra	1275 C.E
Ratirahasya	Sex			Sanskrit
Karmapradipika	Mathematics	Commentary on Bhaskara II's Lilavati			Narayana Pandita	1356 C.E				Karnataka
Ganita Kaumudi	Mathematics				Narayana Pandita	1356 C.E				Karnataka
Bijaganita Vatamsa	Mathematics	Algebra - Second order indeterminate equations			Narayana Pandita	1356 C.E				Karnataka
Golavada Madhyamanayanaprakara Mahajyanayanaprakara (Method of Computing Great Sines) Lagnaprakarana Venvaroha Sphutacandrapti Aganita-grahacara Chandravakyani (Table of Moon-mnemonics)	Mathematics	infinite series, calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra. Madhava-Leibniz Series			Madhava of Sangamagrama	1350 CE			Aloor, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur	Kerala
Bhatadipika	Astronomy	Commentary on Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa I			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Karmadipika	Astronomy	Commentary on Mahabhaskariya of Bhaskara I			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Paramesvari	Astronomy	Commentary on Laghubhaskariya of Bhaskara I			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Sidhantadipika	Astronomy	Commentary on Mahabhaskariyabhashya of Govindasvāmi			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Vivarana	Astronomy	Commentary on Surya Siddhanta and Lilāvati			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Drgganita	Astronomy	Description of the Drig system			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Goladipika	Astronomy	Spherical geometry and astronomy			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Grahanamandana	Astronomy	Computation of eclipses			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Grahanavyakhyadipika	Astronomy	rationale of the theory of eclipses			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Vakyakarana	Astronomy	Methods for the derivation of several astronomical tables			Parameshvara	1430 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
	Medicine	Ma'dan ul Shifa		Arabic			Sikandar Lodi	1489-1517 CE	Delhi
	Music	Lahjat I Sikandar Shahi		Arabic			Sikandar Lodi	1489-1517 CE	Delhi
				Persian	Kabir
Baburnama	Autobiography	Babur's life		Chagatai	Babur		Babur		Mughal Empire
Humayunnama	Biography	Humayun's life		Persian	Gulbadan Begum		Humayun		Mughal Empire
Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi	Cooking	Cooking		Persian			Ghiyath Shah
Tantrasangraha	Astronomy			Sanskrit	Nilakantha Somayaji			1501 CE	Tirur	Kerala
Akbarnama	Chronicle	official chronicle of the reign of Akbar		Persian	Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak		Akbar
Yuktibhāṣā Drkkarana	Mathematics and Astronomy	Infinite series, Power series, Trigonometric series, Sine, Cosine, Tangent series, Taylor series		Malayalam	Jyeshtadeva	1550 CE			Alathiyur	Kerala
Ganita-yukti-bhasa	Mathematics and Astronomy			Malayalam	Jyeshtadeva	1550 CE
Yukti-dipika Laghu-vivrti Kriya-kramakari	Commentary on Tantrasamgraha				Shankara Variyar	1540 CE			Ottapalam	Kerala
Praveśaka	Sanskrit grammar			Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Karaṇottama	Astronomy	Mean and Longitudes of planets		Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Uparāgakriyākrama	Astronomy	Lunar and solar eclipses		Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Sphuṭanirṇaya	Astronomy			Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Chāyāṣṭaka	Astronomy			Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Uparāgaviṃśati	Astronomy	Manual on the computation of eclipses		Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Rāśigolasphuṭānīti	Astronomy	Reduction of the moon's true longitude in its own orbit t		Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE				Kerala
Veṇvārohavyākhyā		Commentary on the Veṇvāroha of Mādhava		Sanskrit	Achyutha Pisharadi	1580 CE
Tulsidas Ramayan (Ramcharitmanas)	Hinduism	Translation of Ramayana into Awadhi		Awadhi	Tulsidas
Baharistan-i-Ghaibi	History	chronicle on the history of Bengal, Cooch Behar, Assam and Bihar	Jatakalankara	Astrology			Sanskrit	Ganesa	1613 CE
Nirṇayāmṛta	Religious			Sanskrit	Allāḍanātha	14th-16th century				Yamuna valley
Dayabhagatippani	Legal			Sanskrit	Srinath Acharyachudamani	16th Century
Dayabhagatika	Legal			Sanskrit	Raghunandan Bhattacharya	16th Century				Bengal
Praśastapādabhāṣya					Laugākṣi Bhāskara	17th Century
Tarkasangraha	Logic and Reasoning				Annam Bhatta	17th Century
Tarkakaumudi	Logic and Reasoning				Laugākṣi Bhāskara	17th Century
Arthasangrahah					Laugākṣi Bhāskara	17th Century
Chahar Gulshan	History	History of India		Persian	Rai Chatar Man Kayath	1759 CE
Sadratnamala	Astronomy and Mathematics	Traditional Vedic Mathematics		Sanskrit	Sankara Varman	1819 CE			Malabar	Kerala

References

^ Flood, Gavin (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN 0521438780.
^ "THE VEDAS - Ancient Indian Literature". India Past. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2007). A Survey of Hinduism (3rd ed.). SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7082-4. First edition Archived 2 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ Molloy, Michael (2008). Experiencing the World's Religions. McGraw Hill Higher Education. p. 87. ISBN 9780073535647.

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