Sanskrit literature
C1770
concept
Sanskrit literature is the body of classical and post-classical writings in the Sanskrit language, encompassing religious scriptures, epic poetry, drama, philosophy, science, and aesthetics that shaped much of South Asian intellectual and cultural history.
All labels observed (82)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit text | 73 |
| Vedic text | 29 |
| Upanishad | 26 |
| Hindu philosophical text | 17 |
| Sanskrit literature canonical | 11 |
| Sanskrit treatise | 9 |
| Hindu legal text | 8 |
| Hindu religious text section | 8 |
| Vedic shakha | 8 |
| Advaita Vedanta text | 7 |
| Sanskrit work | 6 |
| Hindu philosophical work | 5 |
| Buddhist literature | 4 |
| Dharmashastra text | 4 |
| Sanskrit hymn | 4 |
| Sanskrit poem | 4 |
| Smriti text | 4 |
| Vedic hymn | 4 |
| Kashmir Shaivism text | 3 |
| Sanskrit grammatical commentary | 3 |
| Sanskrit philosophical text | 3 |
| Sanskrit philosophical treatise | 3 |
| ancient Indian treatise | 3 |
| classical Sanskrit literature | 3 |
| medieval Indian literary work | 3 |
| Hindu religious text corpus | 2 |
| Hindu scriptures | 2 |
| Hindu text | 2 |
| Mukhya Upanishad | 2 |
| Rigvedic hymn | 2 |
| Samhita | 2 |
| Vedanta scripture | 2 |
| Vedic prose text | 2 |
| ancient Indian text | 2 |
| classical Indian philosophical work | 2 |
| recension of the Yajurveda | 2 |
| Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional text | 1 |
| Hindu scripture category | 1 |
| Indian aesthetic text | 1 |
| Indian classical dance text | 1 |
| Indian mathematical text | 1 |
| Indian philosophical work | 1 |
| Indological work | 1 |
| Jain literature | 1 |
| Mahakavya | 1 |
| Prasthana Trayi text | 1 |
| Puranic literature | 1 |
| Rigvedic verse | 1 |
| Samhita text | 1 |
| Sanskrit commentary genre | 1 |
| Sanskrit epic literature | 1 |
| Sanskrit eulogy | 1 |
| Sanskrit literary tradition | 1 |
| Sanskrit literary treatise | 1 |
| Sanskrit literary work | 1 |
| Sanskrit prose work | 1 |
| Sanskrit religious texts | 1 |
| Sanskrit texts | 1 |
| Shaiva philosophical treatise | 1 |
| Upanishadic verse | 1 |
| Upapurana | 1 |
| Vedic ancillary text | 1 |
| Vedic poetic meter | 1 |
| Vedic scripture | 1 |
| Vedic studies category | 1 |
| Vedic text corpus | 1 |
| Vedic textual tradition | 1 |
| Vedāṅga | 1 |
| ancient Indian Sanskrit text | 1 |
| appendix to the Mahabharata | 1 |
| bhakti-yoga treatise | 1 |
| classical Indian text | 1 |
| classical Indian work | 1 |
| classical Sanskrit text | 1 |
| foundational text of Indian performing arts | 1 |
| foundational text of Nyaya school | 1 |
| mahakavya | 1 |
| post-Vedic Hindu text corpus | 1 |
| section of the Ramayana | 1 |
| subject in Sanskrit literature | 1 |
| treatise on Sanskrit grammar | 1 |
| śākhā of the Atharvaveda | 1 |
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Sanskrit literature is the body of classical and post-classical writings in the Sanskrit language, encompassing religious scriptures, epic poetry, drama, philosophy, science, and aesthetics that shaped much of South Asian intellectual and cultural history.
Instances (245)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Dharmasutras | — |
| Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā | Sanskrit grammatical commentary |
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Vākyapadīya is divided into kāṇḍas (books) such as Brahma-kāṇḍa, Vākya-kāṇḍa, and Prakīrṇaka-kāṇḍa
surface form:
Vākyapadīya
|
Sanskrit treatise |
| Upadesamrita | Sanskrit text |
| Pratyabhijnahridayam | Sanskrit text |
| Markandeya Purana | Sanskrit text |
| Vākyapadīya | Sanskrit treatise |
| Vijnana Bhairava Tantra | Kashmir Shaivism text |
| Kashmir school of poetics | Sanskrit literary tradition |
| Kāvyādarśa | Sanskrit treatise |
| Kāṭhaka Shakha | Vedic shakha |
| Mahā Upanishad | Upanishad |
| Hitopadesha | Sanskrit text |
| Purana | — |
| Goraksha Shataka | Sanskrit text |
| Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Sanskrit text |
| Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras | Hindu philosophical text |
| writings of the 14th Dalai Lama | Buddhist literature |
| Jaimini Sutras | Hindu philosophical text |
| Purva Mimamsa Sutras | Hindu philosophical text |
| Maitrayani Aranyaka | Vedic text |
| Maitri Upanishad | Upanishad |
| Kathaka | Vedic shakha |
| Katha Shakha | Vedic shakha |
| Agni Purana | Sanskrit text |
| Kathaka Brahmana | Vedic text |
|
Jayadeva
surface form:
Gita Govinda
|
Sanskrit poem |
| Upa Puranas | Hindu religious text corpus |
| Upasana Khanda | Hindu religious text section |
| Krida Khanda | Hindu religious text section |
| Narada Purana | Sanskrit text |
| Nilmata Purana | Hindu text |
| Kāśikā-vṛtti | Sanskrit grammatical commentary |
| Nirukta | Hindu philosophical text |
| Meghaduta | Sanskrit poem |
| Vedangas | Vedic studies category |
| Tirtha Khanda | Hindu religious text section |
| Nyayamruta | Hindu philosophical work |
| Tarkatandava | Sanskrit work |
| Bhedojjivana | Sanskrit treatise |
| Khila Kāṇḍa | Hindu religious text section |
| Mahābhāṣya | Sanskrit grammatical commentary |
| Chandogya Brahmana | Vedic text |
| Bhashya | Sanskrit commentary genre |
| Samkhyapravacana-bhashya | Sanskrit text |
| Ishopanishad | Upanishad |
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā | Sanskrit philosophical treatise |
| Talavakara Brahmana | Vedic text |
| Śivadṛṣṭi | Sanskrit text |
| Vaisesika Sutra | Hindu philosophical text |