Ancient Books
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Rigveda is the oldest Veda, contains 1028 hymns
Arthashastra by Kautilya is treatise on statecraft and economy
Natyashastra by Bharata Muni is treatise on performing arts
Ashtadhyayi by Panini is ancient Sanskrit grammar text
Charaka Samhita is ancient text on Ayurvedic medicine
Sushruta Samhita is ancient text on surgery
Megasthenes wrote Indica about Mauryan India
Harshacharita by Banabhatta is biography of Emperor Harsha
Rajatarangini by Kalhana is history of Kashmir
Kamasutra by Vatsyayana is ancient text on human behaviour
Manusmriti is ancient Indian legal text (Laws of Manu)
Abhijnana Shakuntalam by Kalidasa is famous Sanskrit play
Aryabhatiya by Aryabhata covers mathematics, astronomy and time calculation
Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma contains animal fables with moral lessons
4 Vedas: Rigveda (hymns), Samaveda (melodies), Yajurveda (rituals), Atharvaveda (spells)