List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit
| name | Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit |
| awardname | Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit literature |
| subheader | Award for contributions to Sanskrit literature |
| awarded_for | Literary award in India |
| sponsor | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| reward | inr 100000 |
| firstawarded | 1956 |
| lastawarded | 2022 |
| award1_type | Total awarded |
| award1_winner | 54 |
| award2_type | First winner |
| award2_winner | P. V. Kane |
| award3_type | Most Recent winner |
| award3_winner | Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’ |
| website | Official website |
The Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual award, given by the Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters), to writers in 24 Indian languages. The award was instituted and first awarded in 1955. , the award carries a monetary reward of inr 100000, a shawl and a copper-plaque. The award for Sanskrit was first given in 1956. The first five awards went to works in other languages, dealing with Sanskrit culture. Since 1967, the award has been given only to works in Sanskrit. The list of Sanskrit language writers who have won the award is given below.
Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit
 was the first winner of this award.](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Pandurang_Vaman_Kane_2022_stamp_of_India.jpg?width=300)
| Year | Author | Book | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | P. V. Kane | History of Dharma Sastra), Vol. IV | Research |
| 1961 | Giridhar Sharma Chaturvedi | वैदिक विज्ञान और भारतीय संस्कृति | Research |
| 1963 | B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma | History of the Dvaita School of Vedanta and its Literature | Research |
| 1964 | Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj | तांत्रिक वाङ्मय में शाक्त दृष्टि | Treatise |
| 1966 | V. Raghavan | Bhoja’s Sringara Prakasa | Aesthetics |
| 1967 | Ramaroop Pathak | चित्रकाव्य-कौतुकम् | Poetry |
| 1968 | Satyavrat Shastri | श्रीगुरुगोविन्दसिंहचरितम् | Poetry |
| 1970 | V. Subramanya Sastri | शब्दतरङ्गिणी | Treatise on verbal cognition |
| 1973 | M. S. Aney | श्रीतिलकयशोनर्णव | Epic |
| 1974 | Dr. S.B. Warnekar | श्रीशिवराज्योदयम् | Epic poem |
| 1977 | Shanti Bhikshu Shastri | बुद्धविजयकाव्यम् | Poetry |
| 1979 | K.N. Ezhuthachan | केरलोदयः | Epic |
| 1980 | P. C. Devassia | क्रिस्तुभागवतम् Kristubhagavatam | Epic |
| 1981 | Jagannath Pathak | कापिशायनी | Poetry |
| 1982 | P. K. Narayana Pillai | विश्वभानु | Epic |
| 1983 | Pandharinathacharya Galagali | श्री शंभुलिंगविजय चंपू | Biography |
| 1984 | Shrinath S. Hasurkar | सिंधु कन्या: | Historical novel |
| 1985 | Vasant Trimbak Shevde | विन्ध्यवासिनिविजयमहाकाव्यम्: | Epic |
| 1986 | Kalika Prasad Shukla | श्रीराधाचरितमहाकाव्यम् | Epic |
| 1987 | Biswanarayan Shastri | अविनाशि | Novel |
| 1988 | Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra | इक्षुगंधा | Short stories |
| 1989 | Ram Karan Sharma | संध्या | Poetry |
| 1990 | Ogeti Parikshit Sharma | श्रीमत्प्रतापराणायनं महाकाव्यम् | Poetry |
| 1991 | Rewa Prasad Dwivedi | स्वातंत्र्यसंभवम् | Poetry |
| 1992 | Hari Narayan Dikshit | भीष्मचरितम् | Epic |
| 1993 | Jaggu Alwar Iyengar | जयन्तीकगद्यकाव्य | Prose Romance |
| 1994 | Radhavallabh Tripathi | संधानम् | Poetry |
| 1995 | Rasik Vihari Joshi | श्रीराधापंचशती | Poetry |
| 1996 | Keshab Chandra Dash | Isha | Poetry |
| 1997 | Shyam Dev Parashar | Triveni | Poetry |
| 1998 | Bachchoolal Awasthi | Pratanini | Poetry |
| 1999 | Srinivas Rath | Tadeva Gaganam Saivadhara | Poetry |
| 2000 | S. Srinivasa Sarma | Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra - Saraswati Vijayam | Poetry |
| 2001 | Pullella Sriramachandrudu | Ko Vai Rasah | Essays |
| 2002 | Kashinath Mishra | Harsacarita-Manjari | Poetry |
| 2003 | Bhaskaracharya Tripathi | Nirjharini | Poetry |
| 2004 | Devarshi Kalanath Shastry | Akhyana Vallari | Fiction |
| 2005 | Swami Rambhadracharya | Sribhargavaraghaviyam | Epic |
| 2006 | Harshadev Madhav | Tava Sparshe Sparshe | Poetry |
| 2007 | Hari Dutt Sharma | Lasallatika | Poetry |
| 2008 | Om Prakash Pande | Rasapriya-Vibhavanam | Poetry |
| 2009 | Prashasya Mitra Shastri | Anabheepsitam | Short stories |
| 2010 | Mithila Prasad Tripathi | Bharqviyam | Poetry |
| 2011 | Harekrishna Satapathy | Bharatayanam | Poetry |
| 2012 | Ramji Thakur | Laghupadyahprabandhatrayi | Poetry |
| 2013 | Radhakant Thakur | Chaladuravani | Poetry |
| 2015 | Ram Shankar Awasthi | Vanadevi | Epic |
| 2016 | Sitanath Acharya | Kavyanirjhari | Poetry |
| 2017 | Niranjan Mishra | Gangaputravadanam | Poetry |
| 2018 | Rama Kant Shukla | Mama Janani | Poetry |
| 2019 | Madhusudan Penna | Prajnachakshusham | Poetry |
| 2020 | Mahesh Chandra Sharma Gautam | Vaishali | Novel |
| 2021 | Vindeshwariprasad Mishra ‘Vinay’ | Srijati Shankhnadam Kil, Kavita | Poetry |
| 2022 | Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’ | Deepmanikyam | Poetry |
(No Awards in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978 and 2014)
Bal Sahitya Puraskar
| Year | Author | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Padma Sastry | Sanskrit-Katha-Satakam (in 2 Vols.) | Short Stories |
| 2011 | Abhiraja Rajendra Mishra | Kaumarm (poetry) | |
| 2012 | Om Prakash Thakur | Isap-Katha Nikunjam | Collection of short stories |
| 2013 | H. R. Vishvasa | Marjalasya Mukham Drishtam | Book of plays |
| 2014 | No award | ||
| 2015 | Janardan Hegde | Balakathasaptatih | Stories |
| 2016 | Rishiraj Jani | Chamtkarikah Chaladurabhashah | Short story |
| 2017 | RajKumar Mishra | Dayate Kathamakashe | Poetry |
| 2018 | Sampadananda Mishra | Shanaih Shanaih | Poetry |
| 2019 | Sanjay Chaubey | Chitva Trinam Trinam | Poetry |
The Sahitya Akademi also awards a “Bal Sahitya Puraskar”, for children’s literature. Winners of this award for Sanskrit include:
Yuva Puraskar
| Year | Author | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hemchandra Belwal | Parivartankavyam | Poetry |
| 2018 | Muni Rajsundar Vijay | Chitrakavyadarshanam | Poetry |
| 2019 | Yuvraj Bhattarai | Vagvilasini | Poetry |
Books published by an author of the age of 35 and below.