🛡️ *Indian Literature* ♟️ *Rig Veda-* Prayers of God ♟️ *Sam Veda-* Songs, 1st book of music, ♟️ *Yajur Veda-* Ritual processes ♟️ *Atharva Veda-* not written by Aryans; book on magic ♟️ *Brahmans-* Explanations of Vedas ♟️ *Aranyaks-* Forest books, ♟️ *Upanishads-* Metaphysical; ♟️ *Puranas-* Stories of kings ♟️ *Epics-* Ramayana, Mahabharata ♟️ *Plays-* by Kalidas etc. 💎 *Forgien Literature* ♟️Magasthenes(G): Indica Valuable information on Admin and socio-economic conditions of Mauryas. ♟️Ptolemy(G): Geography of India Geographical treatise on India in 2nd Century AD ♟️Pliny(G): Naturakus Historia Accounts trade relations between Rome and India in 1st Century AD ♟️Anonymous(G) :Periplus of the Erythrean Sea Records personal voyage of Indian coasts in 80 A.D. ♟️Fa-Hien(C): Record of the Buddhist Countries Records the Gupta Empire in the 5th Century AD ♟️Hiuen Tsang(C): Buddhist Records of the Western World Describes the social, economic and religious conditions of India in the 5th and 7th Century AD. (Harshvardhan) ♟️I-tsing(C) : A record of the Buddhists religion as practiced in India and Malay Archipelago. Studies the Gupta period under Sri Gupta in the 7th Century AD. ♟️Hwuili(C): Life of Hiuen Tsang Accounts Hiuen Tsang's travel in India. 💎 *Other* ♟️Visakha Datta: Mudra Rakshas; Gupta period, Chanakya-Chandragupta story ♟️Dipavamsa n Mahavamsa: Buddhist books written in Sri Lanka, Ashoka spread ♟️Divyavadan: Tibetan Buddhist book, Ashoka spread.