HISTORY ONE-LINER (Literary Activities in Ancient India)

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ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

 

Literary Activities in Ancient India

 

1.       Ashtadhyayi by Panini (5th C.BC) the earliest grammar book also called Bhagavati Sutra.  

2.      Mahabhashya was written by Patanjali.  

3.      Manusmriti was a law book composed between 200 BC and 200AD.  

4.      Arthashastra by Kautilya deals with statecrafts is a major source of Mauryan administration.  

5.      Indica by ‘Megastenes’ is a source of Mauryan society and administration.  

6.      Chandsutra was written by Pingala.  

7.      Buddhacharita by Aswaghosha is the earliest biography of Buddha. It was written in Pali language.  

8.      Raghuvamsa by Kalidasa is an epic based on Mahabharata.  

9.      Naishad Charita by Sri Harsha contains story of Nala and Damayanti.  

10.    Natyashastra by Bharatamuni is the earliest known work in Sanskrit.  

11.      Malavikagnimithram, Vikramorvashiyan and Abhinjana Syakuntalam are dramas written by Kalidasa.  

12.    Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarshika are dramas written by Harshavardhana.

13.    Meghadutam by Kalidasa  

14.    Srinagarashataka, Nitishataka and Vairagyasataka were written by Bhartrihari.  

15.    Gita Govinda was written by Jayadeva.

16.    Harshacharita - Written by Banabhatta  

17.     Vikramamangadeva charita - written by Bilhana.

18.    Prose Literature, Dasakumaracharitam --- Dandin, Vasavadatta --- Subandu, Brihat Kathamanjari --- Kshemendra, Kathasaritsagara --- Somadeva, Panchathantra --- Vishnusharma, Hitopadesha --- Narayan Pandit, Kamasutra and Arya Manjushree --- Vatsyayana, Pavandhoot --- Dhoyi, Swapna Vasavadatta --- Bhasa, Matavilasa Prahasana --- Mahendravarman I, Si-yu-ki --- Hiuen Tsang, Fo-kuoki --- Fa-hien, Panchasidhantika --- Varahamihir, Suryasidhantika and Aryabhatiyam--- Aryabhatta, Nitisara --- Kamandaka, Charak Samhita --- Charaka, Hastayurveda --- Palkapya, Mitakshara --- Vigneswara, Dayabhaga --- Jimutavahana, Sidhanta Siromani --- Bhaskaracharya, Nighantu --- Dhanvantari, Mudrarakshasa --- Vishakadatta, Prabhanda Chintamani --- Meruthunga, Geography of India --- Ptolemy, Brihat Kathakosh --- Harisena, Mrichakatika --- Sudraka, Prithviraj Vijaya --- Jayanak, Nala Vemba --- Pugalendi,

 


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