Regarding Authenticity
More than three hundred works — commentaries, expositions, and poetry — are attributed to him.
Most of these are not accepted as authentic. His masterpiece is the Brahmasutrabhasya, the commentary on the Brahmasutra.
Sankara wrote commentaries on the Brihadaranyaka, Chandogya, Aitareya, Taittiriya, Kena, Isa, Katha, Mundaka, Prasna, and Mandukya Upanishads. The Upadesasahasri is the only non-commentarial work whose authenticity has been conclusively demonstrated.
S. Mayeda. A Thousand Teachings the Upadesasahasri of Sankara
This work assigned to Samkara is a commentary on the most well known Smriti text of Bhagavad Gita
Payyappilly. P. Joseph. The Concept of Man in the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara: An Inquiry into Theological Perspectives
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CATEGORIES (currently ~ 200 references) Update: February 2021
1. Paramaguru Sri Gaudapadacarya (& Mandukya Karika)
From Early Vedanta To Kashmir Shaivism Gaudapada Bhartrahari And Abhinavagupta, Natalia Isayeva
Gaudapada's Argument for Irrationality of Realistic Pluralism, Domenic Marbaniang
The essential Gaudapada, Gangolly, D. B. (Highly recommended)
The Mandukyopanishad With Gaudapadas Karikas And The Bhashya Of Sankara, Manilal N. Dvivedi
2. Brahma Sutra (Nyaya prasthāna)
Brahma Sutra Shankara Bhashya (Sanskrit only!)
https://advaitasharada.sringeri.net/display/bhashya/BS#BS_C01_S01
Brahma Sutra Shankara Bhashya, V.M. Apte
https://archive.org/details/BrahmaSutraSankaraBhashyaEngVMApte1960/page/n197/mode/2up
Brahma Sutra Bhasya, Swami Gambhirananda
https://archive.org/details/brahma-sutra-swami-gambhirananda/page/462/mode/2up
https://estudantedavedanta.net/Brahma_Sutra_Swami_Gambhirananda.pdf
Brahma Sutra Bhashyam George Thibaut, Part 1
https://archive.org/details/SutraBhashyamThibaut
Brahma Sutra Bhashyam George Thibaut, Part 2
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22559
2.1 Brahmasutra & Brahmasutra Catussutri (Supplementary)
Brahma Sutras According To Sri Sankara (abridged) by Swami Vireswarananda
Vedānta Explained: Śaṅkara's Commentary On the Brahma-sūtras, Vol. 1
Vedānta Explained: Śaṅkara's Commentary On the Brahma-sūtras, Vol. 2
Sankara's Sutra-Bhashya (Self-Explained) (Highly recommended)
3. Bhagavad Gita (Smṛti prasthāna)
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sanskrit only)
https://advaitasharada.sringeri.net/display/bhashya/Gita
Bhagavad Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya, Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
https://archive.org/details/Bhagavad-Gita.with.the.Commentary.of.Sri.Shankaracharya/page/n349/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/BhagavadGita.with.the.Commentary.of.Sri.Shankaracharya_201708/page/n409/mode/2up | Alternative
Bhagavad Gita with English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary, Swami Gambhirananda (without Intro)
Srimad Bhagavad Gita Bhasya of Sri Sankaracarya
https://estudantedavedanta.net/Bhagavad-Gita-Bhashya-of-Sankaracharya-Krishna-Warrier.pdf
Bhagavad Gita Dictionary
https://archive.org/details/GitaDictionary/page/n113/mode/2up
4. Principal Upanishads (Śruti prasthāna)
Eight Upanishads Vol. 1 (Isa, Kena, Katha, and Taittirīya Upanishad), Swami Gambhirananda
https://archive.org/details/EightUpanishadsVol.1BySwamiGambhirananda/page/n199/mode/2up
Eight Upanishads Vol. 2 (Aitareya, Mundaka, Mandukya Karika and Prasna Upanishad), Swami Gambhirananda
https://archive.org/details/EightUpanishadsVol.2BySwamiGambhirananda/page/n527/mode/2up
Mandukya Upanishad & Karika with Shankara Bhashya, Swami Nikhilananda
https://archive.org/details/MandukyaUpanishadKarikaWithShankaraBhashya-SwamiNikhilananda/mode/2up
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya, Swami Madhavananda
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.20823/page/n751/mode/2up
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Overview T.N.Sethumadhavan
Chandogya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya, Ganganath Jha
https://archive.org/details/Shankara.Bhashya-Chandogya.Upanishad-Ganganath.Jha.1942.English/mode/2up
Aitareya &Taittiriya Upanishads with Shankara Bhashya
https://archive.org/details/AitareyataittiriyaUpanishadsWithShankaraBhashya-English/page/n1/mode/2up
Kenopanishad_Vakhya_Bhashya
Kenopanishad_Vakhya_Bhashya, Swami Bodhatmananda
5. Upadeśasāhasri
Upadesasahasri, Swami Jagadananda
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.310989
Upadesa Sahasri Of Sanakaracharya A Thousand Teachings, Mayeda
6. References & Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Of Indian Philosophy Volume 11 Advaita Vedanta from 800 to 1200, Karl H. Potter
Essential Vedanta A New Source Book Of Advaita Vedanta, Eliot Deutsch
Sankara Source Book Volume 1 - Sankara On the Absolute, AJ Alston
Sankara Source Book Volume 2 - Sankara On the Creation, AJ Alston
Sankara Source Book Volume 3 - Sankara On the Soul, AJ Alston
Sankara Source Book Volume 4 - Sankara On Rival Views, AJ Alston
Sankara Source Book Volume 5 - Sankara On Disciple, AJ Alston
Sankara Source Book Volume 6 - Sankara On Enlightenment, AJ Alston
The Heart of Sri Samkara, Sri Sri Satchidānandendra Saraswati
The Method of the Vedanta by Sri Sri Satchidānandendra Saraswati, transl. AJ Alston
7. About Adi Shankaracharya
Sankara Vijayas A Comparative & Critical Study, Dr. Antarkar W. R.
Sankaracharya & His Connection With Kanchipuram, Kuppuswami A.
Sri Sankaracharaya His Life And Times Vol I, Aiyar, Krishnaswamy C. N
Three Great Acharyas Sankara Ramanuja And Madhwa, G. A. Natesan
Traditional Age Of Sri Sankaracharya, Nataraja Aiyer A., Lakshmi Narasmha Shastri
Śri Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda Vṛttānta Sāra Sarvasva, Sri Sri Satchidānandendra Saraswati (Highly recommended)
Adi Sankara His Life & Times Discourses Of Chandrashekhara Saraswati, Mahadevan T. M. P.
Conquest of the Four Quarters: Traditional Accounts of the Life of Sankara, Bader
8. Sri Sureshwaracharya
Sureshvaracharya's Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (English, Complete)
The Realization of the Absolute - The "Naiskarmya Siddhi" of Sri Suresvara, A.J Alston
Taittiriya Upanisad Bhashya Vartika Of Suresvara, Balasubramanian R
9. Sri Totakacharya
10. Sri Padmapadacharya
The Pancapadika of Padmapada (Translated into English), Rajasevasakta D. Venkataramiah
11. Sri Hastamalakacarya
12. The classic debate between Mandana Misra and Adi Shankara
Sankara Digvijaya Chapter 8 (Debate between Mandana Misra and Adi Shankara)
13. Works attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (A Selection)
Self-Knowledge (Atma Bodha) And Other Stotras, Swami Nikhilananda
The Vedanta Doctrine Of Sri Sankaracharya, Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Vakyavritti and Atmajnanaopadeshavidhi of Sri Sankaracharya, Swami Jagadananda
Vedantic Ways To Samadhi (Drg Drsya Viveka), Swami Suddhabodhananda Sarasvati
Vishnu Sahasranama with the Bhasya of Sankaracharya, R. Ananthakrishna Sastry
Vivekachudamani, Swami Madhavananda
14. Other Advaita Vedanta Topics
14.1 Advaita Vedanta & Buddhism
The Problem Of Two Truths In Buddhism And Vedanta, Sprung Mervyn
Vedantic & Buddhist Concept Of Reality As Interpreted By Sankara & Nagarjuna, Rama Chandra Jha
14.2 Avidya & Maya
Maya In Radhakrishnan's Thought Six Meanings Other Than Illusion, Donald Braue
Teaching Of Brahman Through TheAttributions Of Avidya And Maya, Sri Devarao Kulkarni
The doctrine of Māyā in the philosophy of the Vendānta, Shastri, Prabhu Dutt
14.3 Different Topics (uncategorized)
A Few Thoughts On The Science Of The Self Or Atma Vidya, G. Ramachandra Aiyar
A History Of Early Vedanta Philosophy Vol. 1, Hajime Nakumara
A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy Vol. 2, Hajime Nakumara
A Realistic Interpretation Of Sankara Vedanta, Kokileswar Sastri
Advaitāmoda A Study Of Advaita And Visita Advaita, Michael Comans
Advaita and Visistadvaita A Study Of Vedanta Desika, Srinivasa Chari S. M.
Aspects Of Advaita Advaita And Modern Thought, Ramaswami Sastri K. S
Concept Of Self Luminosity In Advaita Vedanta, Dr. Girdhari Lal Chaturvedi
The Disinterested Witness - A Fragment Of Advaita Vedanta & Phenomenology, Bina Gupta
The Experimental Dimension Of Advaita Vedanta, Arvind Sharma
The Purpose and Method of the Brahmavidya Ashrama, C. Jinarajadasa
Lights on Advaita: Selected Teachings of V. Subrahmanya Iyer
Mimamsa And Vedanta Interaction And Continuity, Johannes Bronkhorst
Outline of the Vedanta system of philosophy according to Shankara, Paul Deussen
Perceiving In Advaita Vedanta Epistemological Analysis & Interpretations, Bina Gupta
Revelation and reason in Advaita Vedanta, K. Satchidananda. Murty
Sea Shell As Silver A Metaphorical Excursion In To Advaita Vedanta, Arvind Sharma
The Self As The Seer And The Seen A Phenomenological And Hermeneutic Study, Balasubramanian R.
Sleep As A State Of Consciousness In Advaita Vedanta, Arvind Sharma
The Advaita Tradition In Indian Philosophy, Chandradhar Sharma
The Concept Of Mukti In Advaita Vedanta, A.G.Krishna Warrier
The Fundamentals Of Vedanta Philosophy, Swami Pratyagatmananda
Tradition Of Advaita Essays In Honour Of Kalyanasundara Sastri, Balasubramanian R.
Tradition And Reflection Explorations In Indian Thought, Wilhelm Halbfass
Vedanta Sara Sangraha (Quintessence of Vedanta) Sri Anantendra Yati, T.M.P. Mahadevan
Yoga, Enlightenment And Perfection Swami Vidyatirtha Sringeri
15. Post Shankara Periods (Vivaraṇa & Bhāmatī Schools)
A Critique on the Vivarana School, Bratindra Kumar Sengupta
https://archive.org/details/A.Critique.on.the.Vivarana.School
Bhamati And Vivaraṇa Schools Of Advaita Vedanta, P.S. Roodurmun
Misconceptions About Śaṅkara, Sri Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati (Highly recommended)
http://adhyatmaprakasha.org/Volumes/PDF/english/007/index.pdf
Studies in Post-Samkara Dialectics, Ashutosh Bhattacharyya Shastri
https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.7277
16. Scriptures by later Advaitins (Post-Sankara Advaita, Selections) - ENGLISH
Mandana Mishra (possibly Sureśvara):
The Advaita Vedanta of Brahmasiddhi. Allen W. Thrasher
Vācaspati Miśra:
Prakasatman (Vivarana):
Prakasatman's Pancapadika-Vivarana
Sarvajnatman:
Śrīharṣa:
Sri Vidyāraṇya & Bharati Tirtha:
Śaṃkarānanda:
Kausitaki Brahmanopanishad with Dipika, edited with translation by E. B. Cowell
Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati:
Nṛsiṃhāśrama:
Madhusūdana Sarasvatī:
Dharmarāja Adhvarindra:
Appayya Dīkṣita:
Sadasiva Brahmendra:
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati:
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Biography
Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati Swamiji:
A lot of excellent works! http://adhyatmaprakasha.org/php/english_books.php
17. Additional References
Adhyatmaprakasha Karyalaya (Highly recommended)
http://adhyatmaprakasha.org
Madhaviya Shankara Digvijayam
https://www.sringeri.net/history/sri-adi-shankaracharya/biography/abridged-madhaviya-shankara-digvijayam
Prasthanatraya Forum & Bhashya
http://shankarabhashya.com
18. Helpful Articles
https://advaita-vedanta.org/articles/index.html
19. Related to Sanskrit
https://advaitasharada.sringeri.net/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%83/ (Highly recommended)
https://sanskritdocuments.org/sanskrit/shankaracharya
https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in (Great)
https://sanskritdocuments.org (Great)
http://www.sanskritweb.net/sansdocs
http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.html (Great)
19.1 Sanskrit Dictionaries & Tools
http://www.andhrabharati.com/dictionary/sanskrit/
Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries
https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de
List of Sanskrit-English Dictionaries (MW, Apte, McDonell, etc.)
https://sanskritlibrary.org/cologne.html
Online Sanskrit Tools - TDIL-DC
http://tdil-dc.in/index.php?option=com_vertical&parentid=84&lang=en
Sanskrit Computational Tools
http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/scl/
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