Major Textual Traditions c. BCE Ashtadhyayi of Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar c. - BCE Major Dharmasutras (in Sanskrit) c. - BCE Early Buddhist texts including the Tripitaka (in Pali) c.
BCE - CE Ramayana and Mahabharata (in Sanskrit) c. BCE - CE Manusmriti (in Sanskrit); composition and compilation of Tamil Sangam literature c. CE Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas, works on medicine (in Sanskrit) c. CE onwards Compilation of the Puranas (in Sanskrit) c.
CE Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy (in Sanskrit) c. - CE Other Dharmashastras (in Sanskrit) c. - CE Sanskrit plays including the works of Kalidasa; works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata and Varahamihira (in Sanskrit); compilation of Jaina works (in Prakrit)