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, Adi Shankara Vivekachudamani, Aparoksanubhuti, Atma Shatakam, Manisha Panchakam, more.. Agattiyar AgattiyamAmara SimhaAmarakosha 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, 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, Yoga VasisthaVallabhacharyajeeShree 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 DhavalaBaudhayana RishiBaudhayana Sutras, Baudhāyana Sulbasūtra, Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra
See also List of historic Indian texts Indian literature
References
External links Sanskrit Works and Authors Mukherjee, Sujit (1999). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 Orient Blackswan.