SANSKRIT SAHITYA SAURABH
Manish Modi
संस्कृत साहित्य सौरभ
SANSKRIT SAHITYA SAURABH
71 Greatest Sanskrit Classics
Abridged and translated into simple, flowing Hindi
Compiled & Edited by
Dr Vishnu Prabhakar | Dr Radhavallabh Tripathi
2015–17 • 22 × 14 cm • 1,235 pages • Paperback • 1.8 kg
Set of 4 books
₹ 970
A civilisation between covers
Sanskrit is among India’s greatest gifts to the world. Its literature—vast, luminous, and endlessly rewarding—has shaped imagination, ethics, aesthetics, devotion, and statecraft for over two millennia. Epic and lyric, drama and romance, philosophy and satire—few literary traditions can rival its range or depth.
Meghadūta. Śākuntala. Raghuvaṃśa. Daśakumāracarita. Kathā literature of rare wit and wisdom. These are not relics. They are living works.
And yet, for many readers, Sanskrit remains admired from a distance—revered, but inaccessible.
Sanskrit Sahitya Saurabh was conceived to bridge that distance.
From reverence to reading
Decades ago, distinguished scholars undertook a quiet but ambitious task: to abridge and translate the finest Sanskrit works into clear, graceful Hindi, preserving their spirit while making them widely readable. These translations first appeared as slim booklets and quickly won a devoted readership.
In response to sustained public demand, they were collected, revised, and presented in this handsome 4-volume set, now comprising 71 classics. With support from the Government of India, the price has been kept remarkably affordable.
The result is not a textbook, but a gateway into Sanskrit literature, and through it, into Indian civilisation itself.
What the set contains
Volume 1
कादम्बरी — Kādambarī
उत्तररामचरित — Uttararāmacarita
वेणीसंहार — Veṇīsaṃhāra
अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् — Abhijñānaśākuntalam
मृच्छकटिक — Mṛcchakaṭika
मुद्राराक्षस — Mudrārākṣasa
नलोदय — Nalodaya
रघुवंश — Raghuvaṃśa
नागानन्द — Nāgānanda
मालविकाग्निमित्र — Mālavikāgnimitra
स्वप्नवासवदत्ता — Svapnavāsavadattā
हर्षचरित — Harṣacarita
किरातार्जुनीय — Kirātārjunīya
दशकुमारचरित — Daśakumāracarita
विक्रमोर्वशी — Vikramorvaśīya
मेघदूत — Meghadūta
मालतीमाधव — Mālatīmādhava
शिशुपालवध — Śiśupālavadha
बुद्धचरित — Buddhacarita
Volume 2
कुमारसम्भव — Kumārasambhava
महावीरचरित — Mahāvīracarita
रत्नावली — Ratnāvalī
पञ्चरात्र — Pañcarātra
प्रियदर्शिका — Priyadarśikā
वासवदत्ता — Vāsavadattā
रावणवध — Rāvaṇavadha
सौन्दरनन्द — Saundarananda
कुन्दमाला — Kundamālā
यशस्तिलक — Yaśastilaka
तिलकमञ्जरी — Tilakamañjarī
प्रतिमानाटक — Pratimānāṭaka
नैषधचरित — Naiṣadhacarita
चम्पू भारत — Campū Bhārata
प्रतिज्ञा यौगन्धरायण — Pratijñā Yaugandharāyaṇa
Volume 3
देवीचन्द्रगुप्त — Devīcandragupra
भगवदज्जुक — Bhagavadajjuka
मत्तविलास — Mattavilāsa
तापसवत्सराज — Tāpasavatsarāja
चण्डकौशिक — Caṇḍakauśika
कौमुदीमित्रानन्द — Kaumudīmitrānanda
मल्लिकामकरन्द — Mallikāmakaranda
प्रबुद्धरौहिणेय — Prabuddharauhiṇeya
करुणावज्रायुध — Karuṇāvajrāyudha
हम्मीरमदमर्दन — Hammīramadamardana
सुबालावज्रतुण्ड — Subālāvajratuṇḍa
भर्तृहरिनिर्वेद — Bhartṛharinirveda
Volume 4
अमृतमन्थन उपाख्यान — Amṛtamanthana Upākhyāna
सावित्री उपाख्यान — Sāvitrī Upākhyāna
ययाति उपाख्यान — Yayāti Upākhyāna
शकुन्तला उपाख्यान — Śakuntalā Upākhyāna
नल उपाख्यान — Nala Upākhyāna
विष्णुदास उपाख्यान — Viṣṇudāsa Upākhyāna
भिक्षु आनन्द उपाख्यान — Bhikṣu Ānanda Upākhyāna
वीतशोक उपाख्यान — Vītaśoka Upākhyāna
कुणाल उपाख्यान — Kuṇāla Upākhyāna
केशीध्वज उपाख्यान — Keśīdhvaja Upākhyāna
नन्द उपाख्यान — Nanda Upākhyāna
कुट्टनीमत — Kuṭṭanīmata
चक्रपाणिविजय — Cakrapāṇivijaya
समयमातृका — Samayamātṛkā
कालिदास प्रबन्ध — Kālidāsa Prabandha
माघ कवि कथा — Māgha Kavi Kathā
हम्मीर महाकाव्य — Hammīra Mahākāvya
विक्रमवेताल — Vikrama–Vetāla
भरटक कथा — Bharṭaka Kathā
नयिनी कथा — Nayinī Kathā
भोज चरित्र — Bhoja Caritra
कालिदास कथा — Kālidāsa Kathā
गङ्गावतरण — Gaṅgāvataraṇa
सेकशुभोदय — Śekhaśubhodaya
Why this set endures
Faithful abridgements, not crude summaries
Simple, elegant Hindi, accessible to all ages
Edited by two of India’s most respected literary scholars
Ideal for general readers, students, and lifelong learners
A natural stepping-stone to the study of Sanskrit
This is not merely a collection of books.
It is an invitation to read India again—slowly, deeply, with pleasure.
We are proud to make this essential set available to lovers of Sanskrit, Hindi, Indology, and Indian thought.
This work, and many other carefully curated titles in Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and English, are available at our bookstore and via mail order.
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