4-Famous Literature-3
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List of Authors and Their Works
The Previous Page listed the names
of the famous and well known poets, drama writers, etc along with the titles of
their written works. Here the following list is arranged by famous and well known
works, along with their authors. A few of the works are written in local language,
those works are given here as they are very famous and well known.
There are 6 Shatak - available in our Sanskrit poetry.
Chandee Shatak by Baan Bhatt -
Neeti Shatak, Shringaar Shatak, Vairaagya Shatak by Bhartrihari
Nirvaan Shatak or Aatm Shatak by
Shankaraachaarya
Soorya Shatak by Mayoor
4th Mandal of Rig Ved -
Vaamdev (Aangiras Rishi)
Aaryabhateeyam (on mathematics)
Aaryabhatt
Abhigyaan Shaakuntalam (of Shakuntalaa recognized
by a token) -
Kaalidaas
Aitareya Braahman -
Maheedaas Aitareya (940-860 BC)
Arth Shaastra (Economics and politics) -
Chaanakya
Alankaar work -
Vararuchi
Ashtaadhyaayee (literally meaning "8 chapters") -
on Sanskrit grammar, contains 3,996 Sootra -
Paanini
Ashtaang Hridayam - Vaagbhatt - a
classical book on Aayur Ved
Avantee Sundaree Parinayam (650-700 AD) -
Dandin (6th-7th century AD)
Baadaraayan -
Raamaanujaachaarya -
Bajarang Baan -
Tulasee Daas
Baalcharit (drama) -
Bhaas (220-140 BC) -
Bhattee Kaavya -
Bhattee (570-630 AD) -
Bhaja Govindam -
Shankaraachaarya -
Bhaavaarth Deepikaa -
Gyaaneshwar or Gyaan Dev
(1260-1320 AD)
Bhoj Prabandh -
Ballaal (16th century)
Bihaaree Satasaee (700 Dohaa) -
Bihaaree Laal
Brihat Jaatak -
Varaahmihir
Brihat Sanhitaa -
Varaahmihir
Buddha Charit -
Ashwaghosh
Chaanakya Neeti -
Chaanakya
Chaarumatee -
Vararuchi
Chandikaa Shatak (100 verses)
(see also Mayoor Bhatt) -
Baan Bhatt (570-650 AD) -
Charak Sanhitaa (book on Aayurved) -
Charak (1050-960 BC)
Commentary on Geetaa -
Madhwaachaarya
Commentator of all four Ved -
Saayan (1320-1410 AD)
Darp Dalan (satire) -
Kshemendra
Dash Kritikrite -
Jayadev (16th century)
Dash Kumaar Charitam -
Dandin (6th-7th century AD)
Deshopadesh (satire) -
Kshemendra
Devee Chandragupt -
Vishaakhdatt (800 AD)
Dharmaashram Abhyudaya (a Sanskrit poem in 21 cantos)
-
Harishchandra
Dohaa -
Kabeer Daas
Dohaa (like Kabeer Daas Jee) -
Malook Daas (1574-1642) - (Sant)
Dohaa -
Raheem (Abdur-raheem Khaanakhaanaa)
Dohaavalee - 573 miscellaneous Dohaa and Sorathaa verses -
Tulasee Daas
Gadya Trayam (three prose hymns). All three
are important works in Shree Vaishnav philosophy -
Raamaanujaachaarya -
--(a) Vaikunth Gadyam describing in great detail Vaikunth, the realm of Vishnu and recommending meditating on it.
--(b) Shree Rang Gadyam, a prayer of surrender to the feet of Ranganaath, and
--(c) Sharanaagati Gadyam, an imagined dialogue between Raamaanuj and Shree (Lakshmi) and Naaraayan
where he petitions Lakshmee to recommend Naaraayan to give him grace. Naaraayan and Lakshmee
accept his surrender.
Geetaa Bhaashya (his commentary on the Bhagavad Geetaa)
-
Raamaanujaachaarya
Geetaanjali - for this he received Noble Prize -
Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941) - (poet)
Geetaavalee - also in seven Kaand, aiming at
the illustration of the tender aspect of the Lord's life; the meters are adapted for
singing -
Tulasee Daas
Grihya Sootra -
Ashwalaayan
Gyaneshwaree (a commentary on Geetaa) -
Gyaaneshwar or Gyaan Dev (1260-1320 AD) - (Sant)
Hanumaan Baahuk -
Tulasee Daas
Hanumaan Chaleesaa -
Tulasee Daas
Hanumaanaashtak -
Tulasee Daas
Haravijaya (an epic in 50 cantos) -
Ratnaakar
Haritaayan Sanhitaa -
Haritaayan
Harshcharit -
Baan Bhatt (570-650 AD)
Kaadambaree (novel) -
Baan Bhatt (570-650 AD) -
Kaam Sootra (first book on sexual relations) -
Vaatsyaayan
Kaam Sootra - Commentary on -
Yashodharaa
Kaavyaadarsh -
Dandin (6th-7th century AD)
Kalaa Vilaas (satire) -
Kshemendra
Kanakdhaaraa Stotra -
Shankaraachaarya
Kanth Bharan (necklace) -
Vararuchi
Kathaa Sarit Saagar (treasure of stories) -
Somdev Bhatt
Kavitaavalee - history of Raam in the Kavitta,
Ghanaaksharee, Chaupaaee and Savaiyaa meters; like the Raam Charit Maanas, it is divided
into seven Kaand or cantos, and is devoted to setting forth the majestic side of Raam's
character -
Tulasee Daas
Kiraataarjuneeya -
Bhaaravi (a 6th century poet)
Krishn Charit -
Samudragupt
Kumaarsambhav - An epic poem. It is about Kaarttikeya,
the son of Shiv and Paarvatee. Kumaargupt was the son of Chandragupt II Vikramaaditya. This play
could be the tribute to any of these two. -
Kaalidaas
A Lexicon -
Vararuchi
Maalatee Maadhav (romantic drama) -
Bhavabhooti (660-740 AD) Sanskrit Drama Writer
Maalavikaagnimitra - This is the story of Maalavikaa and
Agnimitra of Shung Dynasty who sat on the
throne in c 152 BC, this proves that he did not live before 152 BC. Besides the dialect of Praakrit
language used by some of his minor characters show that he could not have lived before the 3rd
century AD. One scientist conducted a thorough research on Kaalidaas and after analyzing 627
archaeological evidences which included 104 sculptures, 30 pictures and 493 scriptural words
determined that Kaalidaas lived in the period 370-450 AD -
Kaalidaas
Mahaabhaashya - contribution to Paanini's Ashtaadhyaayee,
not only commentary but some modifications too -
Patanjali
Mahaaveer Charit (drama) -
Bhavabhooti (660-740 AD) Sanskrit Drama Writer
Matta Vilaas -
Mahendra Vikram
Meghdoot - Megh means Baadal or clouds, and Doot
means messenger, Meghdoot means clouds as a messenger. Story of a Yaksh trying to send a message
to his beloved through clouds. The poem is set into the "Mandaa Kraantaa" meter
(Chhand) known for its lyrical sweetness. It is
one of Kaalidaas' most popular poems and numerous commentaries have been written on the
work -
Kaalidaas
Mitaakshar - commentary on Yaagyavalkya Smriti -
Vigyaaneshwar
Mrichchhkatikam - (drama) -
Shoodrak (140-60 BC)
-
Mrichchhkatikam means "Little Clay
Cart", is the realistic story of a poor Braahman,
Chaarudatt who falls hopelessly in love with a
courtesan Vasantsenaa. It is the only Sanskrit drama to include a legal trial
scene.
Mudraa Raakshas (drama about Chandragupt) -
Vishaakhdatt (800 AD)
Naagnand (Play) -
Harsh Vardhan (the King, 606-647 AD)
Naatya Shaastra (on dance) -
Bharat Muni
Naishadheeya Charitam - (long poetry, about Nal and Damayantee)
-
Shreeharsh (1150-1240 D)
Neeti Ratn -
Vararuchi
Neeti Shatak (100 verses) -
Bhartrihari (660-740 AD)
Nirukt Samuchchaya - a commentary on the Nirukt of Yaska;
-
Vararuchi
Nirvaan Shatak -
Shankaraachaarya -
Nitya Grantham (About the day to day activities to be
performed by all Shree Vaishnav) -
Raamaanujaachaarya -
Nyaaya Sootra Bhaashya - based on the book "Nyaaya
Sootra" written by Gautam Buddha in 2nd century BC. -
Vaatsyaayan
Paarvatee Parinaya (drama) -
Baan Bhatt (570-650 AD)
Padmaavat -
Jaayasee, Malik Muhammad (1550-1610 AD) - (Soofee poet)
Panch Saiddhaantikaa -
Varaahmihir
Panchtantra - many stories. one entwined in another -
Vishnu Sharmaa
Pramaan Lakshan -
Madhwaachaarya
Pratigyaa Yaugandharaayan (drama) -
Bhaas (220-140 BC)
Priyadarshikaa (Play) -
Harsh Vardhan (the King, 606-647 AD)
Pushp Sootra - a Prati-shaakhya of the Saam Ved;
-
Vararuchi
Raam Charit Maanas (in Avadhee) -
Tulasee Daas -
Raghuvansh - An epic poem. The mention of
Hoon in Raghuvansh could be a veiled
reference to the victory of Hoon over Skandgupt. Alternatively the campaign of Raghu
may have been modeled on Chandragupt Vikramaadity's father Samudragupt -
Kaalidaas -
Ratnaavalee (Play) -
Harsh Vardhan (the King, 606-647 AD)
Ritu Sanhaar - describes the six seasons by
narrating the experiences of two lovers in each of the seasons -
Kaalidaas -
Saam Ved Upa Granth -
Kaatyaayan
Saraswatee Kaantaabharan -
Bhoj, Raaj (800-1055 AD) -
Wrote 20 books -
Satyaarth Prakaash -
Dayaanand Saraswatee (1824-1883 AD)
Saundarya Laharee -
Shankaraachaarya -
Saundaryaanand -
Ashwaghosh
Shishupaal Vadh -
Maagh - 8th century
Shraut Sootra -
Ashwalaayan
Shraut Sootra -
Shaankhaayan
Shree Bhaashya or Brahm Sootra Bhaashya -
his most famous work. It is a commentary on the Brahm Sootra, known also as the Vedaant Sootra of
Shringaar Manjaree (novel, describing different types of love)
-
Bhoj, Raaj (800-1055 AD) -
Wrote 20 books -
Shringaar Shatak (100 verses) -
Bhartrihari (660-740 AD)
Siddhaant Shiromani (on astronomy) -
Bhaaskarachaarya (1060-1140 AD) - see also
Sinhaasan Dwatrinshikaa (32 stories of the throne -
Sinhaasan Batteesee) -
Vararuchi
Smar Pradeepikaa -
Gunaakar (Son of Vaachaspati)
Soorya Shatak or Mayoor Shatak -
Mayoor Bhatt (7th century Poet)
Sulabhaa Sootra -
One of the later Sootra - a series of nine texts on the geometry of altar constructions, dealing with
rectangles, right-sided triangles, rhombuses, etc. -
Kaatyaayayan - (Sanskrit Grammarian)
Sushrut Sanhitaa - first ever book on surgery -
Sushrut (30-110 AD) - (surgeon)
Swapn Vaasavdattaa (drama) -
Bhaas (220-140 BC)
Translation of Baadaraayan's Vedaant Sootra -
Madhwaachaarya -
Translation of the four Ved in Hindi -
Dayaanand Saraswatee (1824-1883 AD)
Tripur Rahasya -
Haritaayan
Udaya Sundaree (love stories, also called Champoo Kaavya) -
Goddal
Uttar Raam Charit (drama) -
Bhavabhooti (660-740 AD) Sanskrit Drama Writer -
Vaartik - Contributed to Sanskrit grammar
after Paanini -
Kaatyaayayan - (Sanskrit Grammarian)
Vairaagya Shatak (100 verses) -
Bhartrihari (660-740 AD)
Vakrokti Jeevitam
(read it here
in Sanskrit) -
Kuntak
Vedaant Deep (the light of Vedaant), another
appendix/commentary to Shree Bhaashya -
Raamaanujaachaarya -
Vedaant Saar (essence of Vedaant) an appendix to Shree Bhaashya
-
Raamaanujaachaarya -
Vedaarth Prakaash - commentary on Rig Ved -
Saayan (1320-1410 AD)
Vedaarth Sangraha (a resume of Vedaant). It
sets out Raamaanuj’s philosophy, which is theistic (it affirms a morally perfect, omniscient
and
omnipotent God) and realistic (it affirms the existence and reality of a plurality of
qualities, persons and objects) -
Raamaanujaachaarya
Vedaant Sootra (Brahm Sootra) -
Baadaraayan (690-610 BC)
Venee Sanhaar (play) -
Bhatt Naaraayan (710-790 AD)
Vikramorvasheeyam - A play about Pururavaa and
Urvashee -
Kaalidaas
Vinaya Patrikaa - Book of petitions, a series
of hymns and prayers of which the first 43 are addressed to the lower gods, forming Raam's
court and attendants, and the remainder, Nos. 44 to 279, to Raam Himself.
-
Tulasee Daas
Yajur Ved Kalp Sootra -
Kaatyaayan
Yog Vashishth -
Vashishth
Tidbit
There was a Sanskrit poet whose first two poetry collections were rejected by
the court poets of King Vikramaaditya. Ultimately he had to reduce his own IQ
level by eating cakes made of black grams flour (Udad kee Daal in Hindi) before
writing the 3rd poetic collection at the level of comprehension of the Court
Poets of the King who nevertheless had to eat Til Ke Laddoo (sesame seed sweet
balls) to increase their IQ
level to comprehend it.
Literature available at
www.wilbourhall.org
Aaryabhatt (Aaryabhateeyam),
Bhaaskaraachaarya (Siddhaant Shiromani)
Brahmgupt (Brahm Sphut Siddhaant)
Jagannaath Samraat (Rekhaa Ganitam)
Mayaasur (Soorya Siddhaant)
Meenraajaa (Vriddh Yavan Jaatakam)
Paanini (Mahaa Bhaashyam Ashtaadhyaayee)
Varaahmihir (Panch Saiddhaantikaa, Brihat Sanhitaa, Brihat Jaatak)
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