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- Signifies knowledge
- Knowledge to conduct
- Poetic language & full of symbols
- Compiled around 1500-1000BCE
- Preach Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
- 4 Major Vedas: Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda
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- Texts attached to the Vedas โ Rituals & Sacrifices
- Compilation of ritualistic information
- Upanishads โ Gyan Kanda โ Knowledge/Spiritual
- Aranyaka โ Karma Kanda โ Rituals/Sacrifices
Ramayana
- Four-fold Objectives (Purusharta) โ Dharma Artha Kama Moksha
- By Valmiki โ Adikavi
- Ramayana โ Adikavya
- 24000 veses and 7 Khandas
- Victory of Good over Evil
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- Ashtadyayi - written by Panini
- Natyashastra - written by Bharata
- Malaviagnimitra, Vikramorvasiya, Abhigyana Shakuntala, Kumara Sambhava, Raghuvamsa, Meghduta, Ritusamhara - written by Kalidasa
- Mrichhakatika - written by Sudraka
- Uttara Ramacharitrram โ written by Bhavabhuti
- Swapnavasavadutta, Urubhanga - written by Bhasa
- Ratnavali, Nagananda, Priyadarsika - written by Harshavardhana
- Agam - consists of many texts, which are the sacred books - in the Ardha-magadhi
- Non-agam - explanation of Agam literature - written in many languages such as Prakrit, Sanskrit, Apabhramsa, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannad, etc
- Samayasara, Niyamasara - written by Acharya Kundkund
- Ratna Karanda, Sravakachara, Aptamimansa - written by Samanta Bhadra
- Silappadikaram - written by Ilango Adigal
- Tattvartha Sutra - written by Umasvati (in Sanskrit)
- Mahapurana, Harivamshapurana - written by Jinasena
- Janamsakhis โ Stories of Guru Nanak
- Kokasandisan, Bhasa Kautilya โ Commentary on Arthashastra
- Ramacharitam - written by Cheeraman
- Ezhuthachan โ Father of Malayalam Literature
- Nannaya -1st poet in Telugu
- Literature reached a zenith under Vijayanagara period
- Uttaraharivamsam - written by Nachana Somanatha
- Amuktamalyada - composed by King Krishnadevaraya
- Dharmanathapurana - written by Madhava (on the life of 15th Tirthankara)
- Dharma Parikshe - written by Uritta Vilasa
- Kavirajamarga - written by Nripatunga amoghavarsha 1
- Adipurana, Vikramarjuna Vijaya โ written by Pampa
- Ajitanatha Purano โ written by Ranna
- Shabdamanidarpana - written by Kesirja
- Tarave Ramayana - written by Narahari
- Jaimini Bharata - written by Lakshamisha
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