Arya-sidhanta: Work on astronomical computations, by ancient mathematicians Aryabhata, Varāhamihira, Brahmagupta and Bhāskara I.Āryabhaṭīya: An ancient Sanskrit astronomical treatise by Indian mathematician Aryabhata.Arthashastra: Ancient treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy written by Chanakya (Vishnugupta).Aranyaka ( आरण्यक): Part of the Vedas, the third layer embedded inside them.Amrutanubhav: Composition by the Marathi saint and poet Jñāneśvar.
This list includes major Hindu texts, along with the Hindu scriptures. In modern times, most have been translated into other Indian languages and some in Western languages. Most of these texts exist in Sanskrit and Tamil, several others have been composed in other Indic languages. Beyond the Sruti, Hindu texts include Smritis, Shastras, Sutras, Tantras, Puranas, Itihasas, Stotras, Subhashitas and others. Goodall adds regional texts such as Bhagavata Purana and Yajnavalkya Smriti to the list. Several lists include only the Vedas, the Principal Upanishads, the Agamas and the Bhagavad Gita as scriptures broadly accepted by Hindus. Of these some called Sruti are broadly considered as core scriptures of Hinduism, but beyond the Sruti, the list of scriptures vary by the scholar. Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy. Hinduism is an ancient religion with diverse traditions such Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and others.