Jain literature in Sanskrit is very rich and ancient. Here is a simple overview:

1. Agama-related Sanskrit works (mainly Śvetāmbara)

- Original Āgamas are in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit, but many Sanskrit niryukti, bhāṣya, vṛtti, ṭīkā (commentaries) were later written on them. - Examples: - Commentaries on Ācārāṅga, Sūtrakṛtāṅga, Uttarādhyayana, Daśavaikālika, Āvaśyaka, Bhagavatī Sūtra, etc. - Purpose: to explain rules of conduct, doctrine, and meanings of the Prakrit sūtras in a systematic way.

1. Tattvārtha Sūtra (Sarva‑darśana‑saṅgraha of Jainism)

- By Ācārya Umāsvāti/Umāsvāmi, in concise Sanskrit sūtra style. - Accepted by both Digambar and Śvetāmbara as a major philosophical text. - Covers: 7/9 tattvas, karma theory, cosmology (loka‑āloka), vows, conduct of monk and householder, path to mokṣa. - There are separate Digambar and Śvetāmbara commentarial traditions on it.

1. Karma, cosmology and philosophy texts (mainly Digambar)

- Many standard works are in Sanskrit, e.g. (names only, not exhaustive): - Gommaṭasāra (Jīva‑kāṇḍa, Karmakāṇḍa) – detailed karma and soul doctrine. - Samayasāra, Pañcāstikāya, Pravacanasāra – deep texts on jīva, dravya, and pure self. - Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (originally Prakrit) – but large Sanskrit commentarial literature is attached to it. - These are highly respected in the Digambar tradition; Śvetāmbaras also respect them as Jain works, though their own primary canon is the Āgamas.

1. Sanskrit stotras and devotional literature

- Many popular stotras, maṅgala ślokas, stavans are in Sanskrit, for example: - Verses in praise of Tīrthaṅkaras, Kevalī, Siddhas, Ācāryas, etc. - Used daily in temples, svādhyāya and pāṭhaśālās. - The language is often simple classical Sanskrit mixed with some Prakrit‑like forms.

1. Śāstric and encyclopaedic literature

- Over centuries, Jain ācāryas composed Sanskrit works on: - Logic (nyāya), epistemology (pramāṇa) - Ethics and vows (vrata) - Rituals and conduct manuals - Jain mathematics, astronomy and cosmology - This helped Jain thought to interact with wider Sanskritic scholarship in India while keeping Jain principles intact (ahiṁsā, anekāntavāda, aparigraha, etc.).

1. Difference of emphasis: Digambar vs Śvetāmbara

- Śvetāmbara: - Primary focus: Prakrit Āgamas, but major part of their later scholarship is Sanskrit (commentaries, digests, logic etc.). - Digambar: - Hold that original Āgamas are lost; rely mainly on Sanskrit and some Prakrit texts like Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama, Kaṣāya‑pāhuda, with extensive Sanskrit commentaries. - So, in practice, both traditions have a very large Sanskrit literature, but the base canonical sets differ.

If you tell me what exactly you need (for example: “names of basic Sanskrit texts to start with”, or “Sanskrit stotras”, or “only philosophical works”), I can list some key titles with a very short description and importance for each.