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Introduction:
People
have been writing books since the beginning of time and the ancient Indians have
a long and illustrious collection of literature. In this list, we will be
listing some of the most influencial ancient Indian books of wisdom and their
Authors.
Detail
In Ancient period, there were some greatest authors wrote
their epics, books. During the reign of Satvahana dynasty, there were two
famous books written, one is in Sanskrit language which name was “Katantra” and
the other one is in Prakrit language which name was “Brihatkotha”.
The Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas ruled for about four hundred years.
These three adjacent states are also called the Trinity together. The Tamil
poet’s conference held in South India under the patronage of the king at that
time was called “Sangam” and the literature of this period is called “Sangam
Sahitya”.
Among the leaned scholars who adorned the royal court of
Kanishka, the greatest king of the Kushan dynasty, were Ashvaghosha, Nagarjuna,
Vasumitra and Charaka. The “Charak Samhita” is a notable medical text of this
period. Patanjali’s Mahabhashya is a valuable work on words, language and grammer.
It was during the gupta period that the great poet Kalidasa wrote invaluable works such as Kumara Sambhavam, Raghuvansha and Meghdootam. During this period, Bharata wrote the ‘Natya Shastra’, Sudrak wrote the book ‘Mrichchakatika’. The astronomer Aryabhatta wrote the book ‘Aryabhattiya’. Harisen wrote the Chak Prashasti in the Allahabad Pillar inscription during this period. The Famous Books of the Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata were reprinted during this period. Another Astronomer, Barahmihira, wrote a notable work called the Brihatsamhita. Many famous and anonymous writers were born and wrote books during this period. We have prepared a list of correct form.
List
Books written by Visakdatta (Vishakhadatta)
- Mudrarakshasa
- Devichandraguptam
Book written by Kalhana -
- Rajtarangini
Book written by Somdeva (Somadeva) -
- Kathasaritsagar
Book written by Vatsyayana -
- Kamasutra
Books written by Amoghavarsha -
- Prashnottarmalika (Prashnottara Ratnamalika)
- Kavirajamarga
Book written by Bhasa -
- Svapnavasavadattam
Books written by Asvaghosa -
- Buddhacharita (Buddhacharitam),
- Suandarananda,
- Vajrasuchi
Books written by Kalidasa (all in Sanskrit) -
- Abhigyan Shakuntalam
- Vikramorvashi
- Raghuvansham
- Kumar Sambhava
- Meghdoot
- Malavikagnimitra
Book written by Amarasimha -
- Amarakosha (Namalinganushasana)
Books written by Varahamihira -
- Panchsidhantika
- Brihat Samhita
Book written by Aryabhatta -
- Aryabhatiya
- Surya Sidhanta
Book written by Vishnu Sharma -
- Panchtantra
Book written by Kamandaka -
- Nitisara
Book written by Ravikirti -
- Aihole Prasasti
Book written by Megasthanese -
- Indica
Book written by Kautilya -
- Arthashastra
Book written by Charaka -
- Charak Samhita
Book written by Bhaskara II -
- Lilawati
Books written by Bhavbhuti -
- Uttaramacharita
- Malati Madhava
Book written by Brahmagupta -
- Brahmasiddhanta
Book written by Dandin -
- Dasakumaracharita
Books written by Rajshekhara -
- Kamuramanjari,
- Bala Ramayana,
- Bala Bharata,
- Kavyamimamsa,
- Bhuvana Kosha,
- Haravilasa
Book written by Banabhatta -
- Kadambari ((completed by Bhushanabhatta)
- Harshcharita
Book written by Saktayana -
- Amogavritti
Book written by Viracharya -
- Ganitsaram
Books written by Harshavardhana -
- Nagananda
- Ratnavali
- Priyadarsika
Book written by Hiuen Tsang -
- Si - Yu-Ki
Book written by Hala -
- Gatha Sapta Sapti
Book written by Panini -
- Asthadhyayi
Book written by Patanjali -
- Mahabhasya
Book written by Tenali Ramakrishna -
- Panduranga Mahatyam
Book written by Sattanar (Chithalai Satthanar) -
- Manimekalai (Manimekhalai)
Book written by Ilango Adigal -
- Silappadkaram
Books written by Abul Fazl -
- Akbarnama
- Ain-i-Akbari
Book written by Chand Bardai -
- Prithviraj Raso
Book written by Ponna -
- Shantipurana
Book written by Malik Mohd Jayasi -
- Padmavat
Book written by Sri Krishna Deva Raya -
- Amuktamalyada
Book written by Firdausi -
- Shahnama (Shahnameh)
Book written by Bharavi -
- Kiratarjuniya
Book written by Bharata (Bharata Muni) -
- Natyashastra
Book written by Sri Harsha -
- Naishadha Charitra
Book written by Sudraka -
- Mrichhakatika
Books written by Jaya deva -
- Geet govinda
- Prasanna Raghava
Book written by Virasena (Veerasena) -
- Navratna
Book written by Surdas -
- Sur Sagar
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