# List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Sanskrit

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Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes are given each year to writers for their outstanding translations work in the 24 languages, since 1989.

## Recipients

Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Sanskrit. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000.
| Year | Translator | Title of the translation | Original Title | Original Language | Genre | Original Author |
| 1990 | Ganesha Sharma | Vijananam Samajasca | Vijnana Aur Samaja | Hindi | Treatise | Sarayu Prasad Gupta |
| 1991 | Mallikarjun Paraddi | Satikam Kabirdasashatakam | Kabir Dohavali | Hindi | Couplets | Kabir |
| 1993 | Amir Chandra Shastri | Nehrucarita Mahakavyam | Autobiography | English | Biography | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1994 | Kashinath Mishra | Vidyapati Shatakam | Vtdyapatt | Maithili | Poetry | Vidyapati |
| 1995 | K.P. Narayana Pisharodi | Srikrishnacharitam Mahakavyam | Srikrishnacharitam Mahakavyam | Malayalam | Epic | Kunchan Nambiar |
| 1996 | Kshirod Chandra Dash | Chilika | Chilika | Oriya | Poetry | Radhanath Ray |
| 1997 | Shyam Vimal | Vyamoha | Vyamoha | Hindi | Novel | Shyam Vimal |
| 1998 | Bihari Lal Mishra | Sharatsaptakam | Selection | Bengali | Short Stories | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| 2000 | Dipak Ghosh | Sanskritara-vindrasangitam | Collection | Bengali | Poetry | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 2001 | R. Sri Hari | Prapanchapadi | Prapanchapadulu | Telugu | Poetry | C. Narayana Reddy |
| 2004 | Jagannath Pathak | Ghaliba Kavyam | Diwan-e-Ghalib | Urdu | Poetry | Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib |
| 2005 | Janardhan Hedge | Dharmasri | Dharmasri | Kannad | Novel | S. L. Bhyrappa |
| 2006 | H.V. Nagaraja Rao | Sartha | Sartha | Kannad | Novel | S. L. Bhyrappa |
| 2007 | Vishu Belani | Agni Sakshi | Agnisakshi | Malayalam | Novel | Lalithambika Antharjanam |
| 2008 | A. V. Subramanian | Sringarapadyavali | Kuṟuntokai | Tamil | Poetry | Sangam Poets |
| 2009 | Prem Narayan Dwivedi | Srimadramacharitamanasam | Ramcharitmanas | Awadhi | Epic Poem | Tulsidas |
| 2010 | H. R. Vishwasa | Aavaranam | Aavarana | Kannada | Novel | S. L. Bhyrappa |
| 2011 | K. Ramakrishna Variyer | Gitanjali | Gitanjali | Bengali | Poetry | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 2012 | Bhagirathinanda | Bharatvarsham | Bharatvarsha | Odia | Poetry | Sitakant Mahapatra |
| 2013 | Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra | Vijayaparva | Vijaya parva | Hindi | Play | Ramakumar Varma |
| 2014 | Narayan Dash | Vatyasarah | Jhad O Anyanya Kahani | Odia | Short Stories | ChandraShekhara das Varma |
| 2015 | Tarashankar Sharma 'Pandeya' | Ahmev Radha Ahmev Krishna | Mein Hi Radha Main Hi Krishna | Hindi | Poetry | Gulab Kothari |
| 2016 | Rani Sadasiva Murty | Vivkatapuspakarandah | Ontari Pula Butta | Telugu | Poetry | Rallabandi Kavita Prasad |
| 2017 | Praveen Pandya | Soundaryasrotarswini Narmada | Saundaryana Nadi Narmada | Gujarati | Travelogue | Amritlal Vegad |
| 2018 | Dipak Kumar Sharma | Asama Vanmanjari | Asama Vanmanjari | Assamese | Poetry | Various Authors |
| 2019 | Prem Shankar Sharma | Rashmirathi | Rashmirathi | Hindi | Poetry | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar |
| 2020 | Manjusha Kulkarni | Prakashmargh | Prakashvata | Marathi | Biography | Prakash Aamate |
| 2021 | Shatavadhani Ganesh & B. N. Shashikiran | Mahaabraahmanah | Mahabrahmana | Kannada | Novel | Devudu Narasimha Sastri |
| 2022 | Gopabandhu Mishra | Amrutaphalam | AmrutaPhala | Odia | Novel | Manoj Das |
| 2023 | Ruchiraah Baalakathaah | Nagaratna Hegde | Makkaligaagi Nanna Necchina Kathegalu | Kannada | Short Stories | Sudha Murty |