The History of Indian Literature

Introduction. I. Vedic literature: a. Preliminary survey: 1. The Samhitas. 2. The Brahmanas. 3. The Sutras. A. Rigveda: 1. Samhita. 2. Brahmanas. 3. Sutras. B. Samaveda: 1. Samhita. 2. Brahmanas. 3. Sutras. C. Yajurveda: i. The Black Yajus: 1. Samhita. 2. Brahmanas. 3. Sutras. ii. The White Yajus: 1. Samhita. 2. Brahmanas. 3. Sutras. D. Atharvaveda: 1. Samhita. 2. Brahmanas. 3. Sutras. II. Sanskrit Literature: b. Wherein distinguished form first period: A. Works of poetry: 1. Epio poetry. 2. Dramatic poetry. 3. Lyrical poetry. 4. Ethico-Didactic poetry. 5. History and geography. B. Works of science and art: 1. Science of language. 2. Philosophy. 3. Astronomy and auxiliary sciences. 4. Medical science. 5. Art of war, music, formative and technical arts. C. Works on law, custom and religious worship. D. Buddhistic Sanskrit Literature: 1. The Sutra-Pitaka. 2. The Vinaya-Pitaka. 3. The Abhidharma-Pitaka. Supplementary notes. Indices: i. Sanskrit index. ii. Index of matters, etc. iii. Index of authors.