List of ancient Indian writers

The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent. Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.

Literature

Writer	Works
Abhinavagupta	Tantraloka,^[1]
Adi Shankara	Vivekachudamani, Aparoksanubhuti, Atma Shatakam, Manisha Panchakam, more..
Agattiyar	Agattiyam
Amara Simha	Amarakosha
Andal	Tiruppavai, Nachir Tirumozhi
Akṣapāda Gautama	Nyāya Sūtras
Anandavardhana	Dhvanyaloka
Ashtavakra	Ashtavakra Gita
Aśvaghoṣa	Buddhacarita
Avvaiyar	Purananuru
Badarayana	Brahma Sutras
Bāṇabhaṭṭa	Harshacharita, Kadambari
Bharata Muni	Natya Shastra
Bharavi	Kirātārjunīya
Bhartṛhari	Vākyapadīya, Śatakatraya
Bhavabhuti	Mahaviracharita, Malatimadhava, Uttararamacharita
Bhāsa	Svapnavasavadatta, Urubhanga, Pratima-nataka, Abhisheka-natka, Pancharatra, Madhyamavyayoga, Duta-Ghattotkacha, Duta-Vakya, Karna-bhara, Harivamsa (Bala-charita), Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam
Bilhana	Vikramankadevacharita, Caurapâñcâśikâ
Chanakya	Arthashastra,^[2] Neetishastra
Daṇḍin	Daśakumāracarita, Kavyadarsha
Dhanayala	Bhavisayatta Kaha
Gunadhya	Bṛhat-Katha
Hāla	Gaha Sattasai
Harsha Vardhana	Ratnavali, Nagananda, Priyadarsika
Ilango Adigal	Silappatikaram
Jaimini	Purva Mimamsa Sutras, Jaimini Bharata, Jaimini Sutras
Jayadeva	Gita Govinda
Kalhana	Rajatarangini
Kālidāsa	Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Meghadūta, Raghuvaṃśa, Kumārasambhava, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram, Ṛtusaṃhāra
Kambar	Kambaramayanam, Erezhupathu, Silaiezhupathu, Kangai Puranam, Sarasvati Anthati
Kshemendra	Brihat-Katha-Manjari, Ramayana-manjari
Kundakunda	Samayasāra, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda, Barasanuvekkha
Nagakuthanaar	Kundalakesi
Kuntaka	Vakroktijivita
Lagadha	Vedanga Jyotisha
Magha	Shishupala Vadha
Mahendravarman I	Mattavilasa Prahasana, Bhagavadajjuka
Mahidasa Aitareya	Aitareya Brahmana
Mammata Bhatta	Kâvyaprakâsha
Matanga Muni	Brihaddeshi
Nagarjuna	Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, Śūnyatāsaptati, Vigrahavyāvartanī, Vaidalyaprakaraṇa, Vyavahārasiddhi, Yuktiṣāṣṭika, Catuḥstava, Ratnāvalī, Pratītyasamutpādahṝdayakārika, Sūtrasamuccaya, Bodhicittavivaraṇa, Suhṛllekha, Bodhisaṃbhāra
Nandikeshvara	Abhinaya Darpana, Bharatarnava
Padmagupta	Navasahasānkacharitam
Rajasekhara	Viddhasalabhañjika, Balabharata, Karpuramañjari, Bālarāmāyaṇa, Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Rati Ram Sahib	Bhagvad Gita
Siddhasena Divakara	Nyāyāvatāra, Sanmatisūtra
Sīthalai Sāttanār	Manimekalai
Somadeva	Kathasaritsagara
Sphujidhvaja	Yavanajataka
Sriharsha	Naishadhīya-charitam
Śūdraka	Mricchakatika
Thiruvalluvar	Thirukkural
Tirutakkatevar	Civaka Cintamani
Umaswati	Tattvartha Sutra
Valmiki	Ramayana,^[3] Yoga Vasistha^[4]
Vallabhacharyajee	Shree Subodhiniji, Shodash Granth, Anubhashya, Gayatri Bhashya and much more...
Vātsyāyana	Nyāya Sutra Bhāshya, Kama Sutra
Vijñāneśvara	Mitākṣarā
Vilambi Naganaar	Nanmanikadigai
Vishakhadatta	Mudrarakshasa, Devichandraguptam
Vishnu Sharma	Panchatantra
Vyasa	Mahabharata
Yajnavalkya	Shatapatha Brahmana, Yoga Yajnavalkya, Yājñavalkya Smṛti

Grammar

Writer	Works
Apastamba	Dharmasutra
Kātyāyana	Varttika
Pānini	Ashtadhyayi
Patañjali	Mahabhasya, Yoga Sūtras
Pingala	Chandaḥśāstra
Śākaṭāyana	Lakṣaṇa Śāstra
Shaunaka	Ṛgveda-Prātiśākhya, Bṛhaddevatā, Caraṇa-vyūha, six Anukramaṇīs (indices) to the Rigveda
Vararuchi	Prākṛt Prakāśa
Yāska	Nirukta

Astrology

Writer	Works
Kalyāṇavarman	Sārāvalī
Parashara	Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra

Medicine

Writer	Works
Charaka	Charaka Samhita
Kashyap	Kashyap Samhita
Madhav	Nidāna
Sushruta	Sushruta Samhita
Vagbhata	Ashtanga Sangraha, Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita

Mathematics

Writer	Works
Aryabhata	Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
Baudhayana	Shulba Sutras, Shrauta Sutra, Dharmasūtra
Bhāskara I	Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣya, Mahābhāskarīya, Laghubhāskarīya
Bhāskara II	Siddhānta Shiromani (four volumes: Lilāvati, Bijaganita, Grahaganita and Golādhyāya)
Brahmagupta	Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta
Halayudha	Mṛtasañjīvanī
Mahāvīra (mathematician)	Ganit Saar Sangraha
Parameshvara	Bhatadipika, Karmadipika, Paramesvari, Sidhantadipika, Vivarana, Drgganita, Goladipika, Grahanamandana, Grahanavyakhyadipika, Vakyakarana
Varāhamihira	Pancha-Siddhantika, Brihat-Samhita, Brihat Jataka, Daivaigya Vallabha, Laghu Jataka, Yoga Yatra, Vivaha Patal
Virasena	Dhavala
Baudhayana Rishi	Baudhayana Sutras, Baudhāyana Sulbasūtra, Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra

References

^ "आचार्य अभिनवगुप्त द्वारा रचित तंत्रलोक: संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद (पाँच खंडों में) Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta (In Five Volumes) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
^ Mark, Joshua J. "Arthashastra". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
^ "Ramayana | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
^ www.wisdomlib.org (2014-12-14). "Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

External links

Sanskrit Works and Authors
Mukherjee, Sujit (1999). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 Orient Blackswan.

[1] "आचार्य अभिनवगुप्त द्वारा रचित तंत्रलोक: संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद (पाँच खंडों में) Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta (In Five Volumes) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

[2] Mark, Joshua J. "Arthashastra". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

[3] "Ramayana | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

[4] www.wisdomlib.org (2014-12-14). "Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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