Category
page 1Hindu literature

sutra
thumb|360px|A Sanskrit manuscript page of [[Lotus Sutra (Buddhism) from South Turkestan in Brahmi script]]
thumb|360px|A manuscript page from Kalpa Sūtra (Jainism)
palm-leaf manuscript
manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves
Sangam literature
classical Tamil literature

Sundara Kanda
fifth chapter in Ramayan
Satyarth Prakash
Book by Dayananda Saraswati
Katha
storytelling format
Astakam
The term ashtakam (), also often written astakam, is derived from the Sanskrit word aṣṭā, meaning "eight". In context of poetic compositions, 'ashtakam' refers to a particular form of poetry, written in eight stanzas.