List of ancient Indian writers
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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
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 | Dhavala |
| Baudhayana Rishi | Baudhayana Sutras,
Baudhāyana Sulbasūtra, Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra |