The classical corpus — Dharmaśāstra and ritual, drama and poetry, and the later devotional works.
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8 books
tr. Hermann Oldenberg (SBE 30)
The household ritual manuals of Gobhila, Hiraṇyakeśin and Āpastamba — fertility, marriage, initiations, and funerary rites of the Vedic home.
tr. Hermann Oldenberg (SBE 29)
Ancient Hindu household rites — the Grihyasutras of Śāṅkhāyana, Āśvalāyana, Pāraskara and Khādira, on marriage, initiation, purity, and the domestic sacrifices.
tr. Julius Eggeling (SBE 12·26·41·43·44)
The complete five-part translation of the great Brahmana of the White Yajur Veda — a primary source for Vedic-era ritual, mythology and philosophy, including the story of the flood of Manu.
tr. Julius Jolly (SBE 33)
The later Dharmashastras of Narada and Brihaspati (c. 600 CE) — detailed jurisprudence on debt, contracts, procedure, and civil law.
tr. Julius Jolly (SBE 7)
The Vishnu Smriti — a Hindu law book framed as Vishnu's teaching, covering ritual, penance, inheritance, yoga, and a hymn to the Goddess Prajapati.
tr. Georg Bühler (SBE 14)
The Dharmasutras of Vasishtha and Baudhāyana, continuing the ancient Āryan law tradition on caste, penance, and household duty.
tr. Georg Bühler (SBE 2)
The Dharmasutras of Āpastamba and Gautama — among the oldest Hindu law books, on daily conduct, penance, inheritance, and the sacred duties of the twice-born.
tr. George Bühler (SBE 25)
The Manava Dharmashastra — the foundational Hindu law code attributed to Manu, the primordial lawgiver, in twelve chapters on cosmology, the duties of the castes and life-stages, law, and karma.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
tr. Charles Johnston
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Threads of Union
tr. BonGiovanni
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
tr. Pancham Sinh
The Dakshinamurti Stotra
tr. Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Ananga Ranga
Kalyana Malla · tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Perfumed Garden
al-Nefzawi · tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Royal Museum at Naples
S. M. C. Famin
The classical corpus — Dharmaśāstra and ritual, drama and poetry, and the later devotional works.
Quick Facts
8 books
tr. Hermann Oldenberg (SBE 30)
The household ritual manuals of Gobhila, Hiraṇyakeśin and Āpastamba — fertility, marriage, initiations, and funerary rites of the Vedic home.
tr. Hermann Oldenberg (SBE 29)
Ancient Hindu household rites — the Grihyasutras of Śāṅkhāyana, Āśvalāyana, Pāraskara and Khādira, on marriage, initiation, purity, and the domestic sacrifices.
tr. Julius Eggeling (SBE 12·26·41·43·44)
The complete five-part translation of the great Brahmana of the White Yajur Veda — a primary source for Vedic-era ritual, mythology and philosophy, including the story of the flood of Manu.
tr. Julius Jolly (SBE 33)
The later Dharmashastras of Narada and Brihaspati (c. 600 CE) — detailed jurisprudence on debt, contracts, procedure, and civil law.
tr. Julius Jolly (SBE 7)
The Vishnu Smriti — a Hindu law book framed as Vishnu's teaching, covering ritual, penance, inheritance, yoga, and a hymn to the Goddess Prajapati.
tr. Georg Bühler (SBE 14)
The Dharmasutras of Vasishtha and Baudhāyana, continuing the ancient Āryan law tradition on caste, penance, and household duty.
tr. Georg Bühler (SBE 2)
The Dharmasutras of Āpastamba and Gautama — among the oldest Hindu law books, on daily conduct, penance, inheritance, and the sacred duties of the twice-born.
tr. George Bühler (SBE 25)
The Manava Dharmashastra — the foundational Hindu law code attributed to Manu, the primordial lawgiver, in twelve chapters on cosmology, the duties of the castes and life-stages, law, and karma.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
tr. Charles Johnston
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Threads of Union
tr. BonGiovanni
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
tr. Pancham Sinh
The Dakshinamurti Stotra
tr. Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Ananga Ranga
Kalyana Malla · tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Perfumed Garden
al-Nefzawi · tr. Sir Richard Burton
The Royal Museum at Naples
S. M. C. Famin
