List of ancient Indian writers

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

WriterWorks
AbhinavaguptaTantraloka, Abhinavabharati
Adi ShankaraVivekachudamani, Aparoksanubhuti, Atma Shatakam, Manisha Panchakam, more..
AgattiyarAgattiyam
Amara SinhaAmarakosha
AndalTiruppavai, Nachir Tirumozhi
Akṣapāda GautamaNyāya Sūtras
AnandavardhanaDhvanyaloka
AshtavakraAshtavakra Gita
AśvaghoṣaBuddhacarita
AvvaiyarPurananuru
BadarayanaBrahma Sutras
BāṇabhaṭṭaHarshacharita, Kadambari
Bharata MuniNatya Shastra
BharaviKirātārjunīya
BhartṛhariVākyapadīya, Śatakatraya
BhavabhutiMahaviracharita, Malatimadhava, Uttararamacharita
BhāsaSvapnavasavadatta, Urubhanga, Pratima-nataka, Abhisheka-natka, Pancharatra, Madhyamavyayoga, Duta-Ghattotkacha, Duta-Vakya, Karna-bhara, Harivamsa (Bala-charita), Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam
BilhanaVikramankadevacharita, Caurapâñcâśikâ
ChanakyaArthashastra, Neetishastra
DaṇḍinDaśakumāracarita, Kavyadarsha
DhanayalaBhavisayatta Kaha
GunadhyaBṛhat-Katha
HālaGaha Sattasai
Harsha VardhanaRatnavali, Nagananda, Priyadarsika
Ilango AdigalSilappatikaram
JaiminiPurva Mimamsa Sutras, Jaimini Bharata, Jaimini Sutras
JayadevaGita Govinda
KalhanaRajatarangini
KālidāsaAbhijñānaśākuntalam, Meghadūta, Raghuvaṃśa, Kumārasambhava, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram, Ṛtusaṃhāra
KambarKambaramayanam, Erezhupathu, Silaiezhupathu, Kangai Puranam, Sarasvati Anthati
KshemendraBrihat-Katha-Manjari, Ramayana-manjari
KundakundaSamayasāra, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda, Barasanuvekkha
NagakuthanaarKundalakesi
KuntakaVakroktijivita
LagadhaVedanga Jyotisha
MaghaShishupala Vadha
Mahendravarman IMattavilasa Prahasana, Bhagavadajjuka
Mahidasa AitareyaAitareya Brahmana
Mammata BhattaKâvyaprakâsha
Matanga MuniBrihaddeshi
NagarjunaMūlamadhyamakakārikā, Śūnyatāsaptati, Vigrahavyāvartanī, Vaidalyaprakaraṇa, Vyavahārasiddhi, Yuktiṣāṣṭika, Catuḥstava, Ratnāvalī, Pratītyasamutpādahṝdayakārika, Sūtrasamuccaya, Bodhicittavivaraṇa, Suhṛllekha, Bodhisaṃbhāra
NandikeshvaraAbhinaya Darpana, Bharatarnava
PadmaguptaNavasahasānkacharitam
RajasekharaViddhasalabhañjika, Balabharata, Karpuramañjari, Bālarāmāyaṇa, Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Rati Ram SahibBhagvad Gita
Siddhasena DivakaraNyāyāvatāra, Sanmatisūtra
Sīthalai SāttanārManimekalai
SomadevaKathasaritsagara
SphujidhvajaYavanajataka
SriharshaNaishadhīya-charitam
ŚūdrakaMricchakatika
ThiruvalluvarThirukkural
TirutakkatevarCivaka Cintamani
UmaswatiTattvartha Sutra
ValmikiRamayana, Yoga Vasistha
Vallabhacharyajee Shree Subodhiniji, Shodash Granth, Anubhashya, Gayatri Bhashya and much more...
VātsyāyanaNyāya Sutra Bhāshya, Kama Sutra
VijñāneśvaraMitākṣarā
Vilambi NaganaarNanmanikadigai
VishakhadattaMudrarakshasa, Devichandraguptam
Vishnu SharmaPanchatantra
VyasaMahabharata
YajnavalkyaShatapatha Brahmana, Yoga Yajnavalkya, Yājñavalkya Smṛti

Grammar

WriterWorks ApastambaDharmasutra
KātyāyanaVarttika
PāniniAshtadhyayi
PatañjaliMahabhasya, Yoga Sūtras
PingalaChandaḥśāstra
ŚākaṭāyanaLakṣaṇa Śāstra
ShaunakaṚgveda-Prātiśākhya, Bṛhaddevatā, Caraṇa-vyūha, six Anukramaṇīs (indices) to the Rigveda
VararuchiPrākṛt Prakāśa
YāskaNirukta

Astrology

WriterWorks
KalyāṇavarmanSārāvalī
ParasharaBṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra

Medicine

WriterWorks
CharakaCharaka Samhita
KashyapKashyap Samhita
MadhavNidāna
SushrutaSushruta Samhita
VagbhataAshtanga Sangraha, Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita

Mathematics

WriterWorks
AryabhataĀryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
BaudhayanaShulba Sutras, Shrauta Sutra, Dharmasūtra
Bhāskara IĀryabhaṭīyabhāṣya, Mahābhāskarīya, Laghubhāskarīya
Bhāskara IISiddhānta Shiromani (four volumes: Lilāvati, Bijaganita, Grahaganita and Golādhyāya)
BrahmaguptaBrāhmasphuṭasiddhānta
HalayudhaMṛtasañjīvanī
Mahāvīra (mathematician)Ganit Saar Sangraha
ParameshvaraBhatadipika, Karmadipika, Paramesvari, Sidhantadipika, Vivarana, Drgganita, Goladipika, Grahanamandana, Grahanavyakhyadipika, Vakyakarana
VarāhamihiraPancha-Siddhantika, Brihat-Samhita, Brihat Jataka, Daivaigya Vallabha, Laghu Jataka, Yoga Yatra, Vivaha Patal
VirasenaDhavala
Baudhayana Rishi Baudhayana Sutras,

Baudhāyana Sulbasūtra, Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra

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