A Concise History of Classical Sanskrit Literature

According acts ancient appears ascribed beginning believed belonging Bhartṛhari Bhāsa Buddha Buddhist called cantos century A.D. chapters character Classical Sanskrit commentary commentator composed composition contains critical describes discusses doctrine dramatist earlier earliest early eighth eleventh century A.D. Epic evidence existence fact famous five flourished four fourteenth century grammar History of Sanskrit important Indian Literature influence inscription interest Introduc Jaina Kālidāsa Keith King known language later lived lyric Mahābhārata Mahābhāṣya means mentioned ninth century A.D. origin period philosophy plays plot poem poet poetic poetry popular Prakrit present probably Professor prose proved Purāņas Rāmāyaṇa REFERENCES regarded Sanskrit drama Sanskrit Literature says scholars sentiment seventh sixteenth century story style suggest Sūtras tenth theme theory third tion traced tradition translated twelfth century Vedic verses Winternitz writing written wrote