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Literature of Kashmir has a long history, the oldest texts having been composed in the Sanskrit language. Early names include Patanjali, the author of the Mahābhāṣya commentary on Pāṇini's grammar, suggested by some to have been the same to write the Hindu treatise known as the Yogasutra, and Dridhbala, who revised the Charaka Samhita of Ayurveda.
The author of Kathasaritsagara, or rather its compiler, was Somadeva, the son of Rāma, a Śaiva Brāhman of Kashmir. He tells us that his magnum opus was written (sometime between 1063-81 CE) for the amusement of Sūryavatī, wife of King Ananta of Kashmir, at whose court Somadeva was poet. The tragic history of Kashmir at this period - Ananta ...
Baharistan-i-shahi (Nastaliq:بہارستان شاہی) means Spring Garden of Royalty is a chronicle of medieval Kashmir. The Persian manuscript was written by an anonymous author, presumably in 1614. It details the political and social history of Kashmir, particularly focusing on the Sultanate period of Kashmir and Mughal rule. [1]
(Translation) Pandit, K.N. (2017) [Ten Studies in the History and Politics of Kashmir] Published by ICSSR, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067 Pandit K.N. and Budgami P L Kaul [Kashmiri Pandits through fire and brimstone] 2022, Akshay Prakashan, 2 Community Centre, Wazirpur Industrial Area, New Delhi - 110052
A written record of the vakhs was unavailable at the time, and one was prepared by transcribing an oral narration of the vakhs performed by Dharma-dasa Darwesh, a story-teller residing in Gush, Kashmir. This manuscript was translated in English by Grierson and published as Lalla-Vakyani, or The Wise Sayings of Lal Ded. [13]
The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: नीलमत पुराण, romanized: nīlamata purāṇa), also known as the Kasmira Mahatmya, [1] is an ancient text (4th to 8th century CE) from Kashmir which contains information on its history, geography, religion, and folklore. [2]
Tohfatu'l-Ahbab is a Persian work by Muhammad Ali Kashmiri, presumably written in 1642. It is the biography of Shamsu'd-Din Muhammad Araki, a Shi'a Muslim missionary who visited Kashmir, Gilgit and Baltistan in the 15th and 16th century.
Ānandavardhana (c. 820 – 890 CE) was a Kashmiri court poet and literary critic, honored with the title of Rajanak during King Avantivarman's reign. [1] Anandavardhana authored the Dhvanyāloka, or A Light on Suggestion (), a work articulating the philosophy of "aesthetic suggestion" (dhvani, vyañjanā).