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Ashokan Rock and Pillar EdictsAncient and Classical South Asia
Rock Edicts
Pillar Edicts
Dramatic Texts
Kalidasa's Shakuntala (1912 Arthur W. Ryder translation)
Harsha's Nagananda (Acts I-III)
Foreign Descriptions of South Asia
Greek and Roman Sources
- Aelian
- Herodotus
- The Itinerary of Alexander the Great
- Megasthenes: Description of Pataliputra
- Megasthenes: Indika (complete McCrindle Text)
- Pliny: Description of Taprobane (Sri Lanka)
- Pliny: Position, Boundaries, and Physical Characteristics of India
- Pliny: Voyages from and to India
- Pliny: Fabulous Indian Races
- Pliny: Indian Animals
- Pliny: Indian Plants
- Pliny: Indian Minerals and Precious Stones
Chinese
Xuan Zang's (Hiuen Tsiang's) Buddhist Records of the Western World
Inscriptions (Epigraphy)
Gupta InscriptionsSamudragupta (335-375 CE)
- Allahabad Posthumous Stone Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
- Eran Stone Inscription of Samudragupta
Chandragupta II (375-415 CE)
- Mathura Inscription of Chandragupta II
- Sanchi Inscription of Chandragupta II
- Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II
- Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II (401-402 CE)
- Gadhwa Stone Inscription of Chandragupta II (407-408 CE)
Kumaragupta (415-455 CE)
- Bilsad Pillar Inscription of Kumaragupta
- Gadhwa Stone Inscription of Kumaragupta
- Gadhwa Stone Inscription of Kumaragupta (417-418 CE)
- Mandasor Inscription of Kumaragupta and Bandhuvarman
- Mankuwar Image Inscription of Kumaragupta (448-449 CE)
- Sanchi Stone Inscription of Kumaragupta (450-451 CE)
- Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Kumaragupta
Skandagupta (455-467 CE)
- Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
- Bihar Stone Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
- Indore Copper-plate Inscription of Skandagupta (465-466 CE)
- Junagadh Rock Inscription of Skandagupta
- Kahaum Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
- Mathura Stone Image Inscription of Skandagupta
Budhagupta (467-497 CE)Gupta-era Inscriptions
- Alina Copper-plate Inscription of Shiladitya VII (766-767 CE)
- Aphsad Inscription of Adityasena
- Arang Copper-plate Inscription of the Raja Maha-Jayaraja
- Asirgarh Copper Seal Inscription of Sarvavarman
- Barabar Hill Cave Inscription of Anantavarman
- Bhumara Stone Pillar Inscription of the Maharajas Hastin and Sharvanatha
- Bijayagadh Stone Inscription of the Yaudheyas
- Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana
- Chammak Plates of the Maharaja Pravarasena II
- Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II
- Deoriya Stone Image Inscription (ca. 5th century CE)
- Eran Posthumous Stone Pillar Inscription of Goparaja (510-511 CE)
- Gadhwa Stone Inscription (467-468 CE)
- Gangdhar Stone Inscription of Vishvavarman (423-424 CE)
- Gwalior Stone Inscription of Mihirakula (ca. early 6th century CE)
- Jaunpur Stone Inscription of Ishvaravarman
- Karitalai Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Jayanatha (493-494 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Hastin (475-476 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Hastin (482-483 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of Maharaja Jayanatha (496-497 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Sharvanatha
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Sharvanatha (512-513 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Sharvanatha (516-517 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Sharvanatha (533-534 CE)
- Khoh Copper-plate Inscription of the Maharaja Samkshobha (528-529 CE)
- Kosam Stone Image Inscription of the Maharaja Bhimavarman (458-459 CE)
- Majhgawam Copper-plates of the Maharaja Hastin (510-511 CE)
- Maliya Copper-Plate Inscription of the Maharaja Dharasena II (571-572 CE)
- Mandasor Pillar Inscription of Yashodharman
- Meharauli Posthumous Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
- Nagarjuni Hill Cave Inscription of Anantavarman (I)
- Nagarjuni Hill Cave Inscription of Anantavarman (II)
- Pahladpur Stone Pillar Inscription
- Raipur Copper-plate Inscription of the Raja Maha-Sudevaraja
- Sarnath Stone Inscription
- Siwani Copper Plate Inscription of the Maharaja Pravarasena II
- Sonpat Copper Seal Inscription of Harshavardhana
- Tusam Rock Inscription
Aihole Inscription of Pulikeshin II (634-635 CE)
Basim Copper-Plates of Vindhyashakti II
Chiplun Copper-Plate Grant of Pulikeshin II (ca. 609-642 CE)
Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela of Kalinga
Garuda (Heliodorus) Pillar of Besnagar
Junagadh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
Legal and Political TextsThe Laws of Manu (full 1886 G. Bühler translation)
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
Kautilya's Arthashastra (full 1915 Shamasastry text)
- Book I, "Concerning Discipline"
- Book II,"The Duties of Government Superintendents"
- Book III, "Concerning Law"
- Book IV, "The Removal of Thorns"
- Book V, "The Conduct of Courtiers"
- Book VI, "The Source of Sovereign States"
- Book VII, "The End of the Six-Fold Policy"
- Book VIII, "Concerning Vices and Calamities"
- Book IX, "The Work of an Invader"
- Book X, "Relating to War"
- Book XI, "The Conduct of Corporations"
- Book XII, "Concerning a Powerful Enemy"
- Book XIII, "Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress"
- Book XIV, "Secret Means"
- Book XV, "The Plan of a Treatise"
Literature
The Mahabharata
Source: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Condensed into English verse by Romesh C. Dutt. New York: Dutton, 1910.
- Book I - Astra Darsana (The Tournament)
- Book II - Swayamvara (The Bride's Choice)
- Book III - Rajasuya (The Imperial Sacrifice)
- Book IV - Dyuta (The Fatal Dice)
- Book V - Pativrata-Mahatmya (Woman's Love)
- Book VI - Go-Harana (Cattle-Lifting)
- Book VII - Udyoga (The Council of War)
- Book VIII - Bhishma-Badha (Fall of Bhishma)
- Book IX - Drona-Badha (Fall of Drona)
- Book X - Karna-Badha (Fall of Karna)
- Book XI - Sraddha (Funeral Rites)
- Book XII - Aswa-Medha (Sacrifice of the Horse)
- Conclusion
The Ramayana
Source: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Condensed into English verse by Romesh C. Dutt. New York: Dutton, 1910.Bhagavad Gita (Sir Edwin Arnold translation)
- Book I - SITA-SWAYAMVARA (The Bridal of Sita)
- Book II - VANA-GAMANA-ADESA (The Banishment)
- Book III - DASA-RATHA-VIYOGA (The Death of the King)
- Book IV - RAMA-BHARATA-SAMBADA (The Meeting of the Princes)
- Book V - PANCHAVATI (On the Banks of the Godavari)
Harsha-carita of Bana (full 1897 E. B. Cowell and F. W Thomas translation) Religious Documents and Texts
- Bhagavad Gita (full text)
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
The Dhammapada (complete 1881 F. Max Müller translation)
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