A History of Sanskrit Literature covers the history of Sanskrit from the later Vedic literature and continues up to the twelfth century ad. The book, in the initial part, covers the origins of Sanskrit, and the other two languages spoken in Northern India during the ancient period, Pali and Prakrit, which are the sacred languages of Buddhism and Jainism also. This volume also talks about the poems and selected literary works of Sanskrit such as Ramayana, Panchatantra, Ashwaghosha, Hitopadesha, and Kathasaritsagara, and literary profiles of authors and poets such as Kalhana, Kalidasa, Banabhatta, etc. The final part talks about scientific works in Sanskrit, containing the explanation of Sastric literature, and the contributions of Sanskrit in the fields of medicine, astronomy, astrology, lexicography, civil and religious law, etc. Beneficial for students and scholars interested in Sanskrit literature and grammar. About the Author Arthur Berriedale Keith (1879-1944) was a Scottish jurist, Indologist, and scholar of Sanskrit. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and was appointed as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1935. His selected works include The Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka; The Sāṁkhya System: A History of the Smakhya Philosophy; Classical Sanskrit Literature; The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice, etc.