M.A. (Sanskrit) Syllabus
The two years M.A. Course in Sanskrit shall be divided into four semesters.
There shall be
4 courses (papers) in each semester. A student shall be required
to complete all 16 courses within
4 semesters each of six months duration
having a total of 20 credits. Each of the courses will be of 100 marks (70 marks for
written
semester-end examination and 30 marks for class-test) and there shall be
5 credits for each course. Eight Departmental core courses (4 each for I and II
semesters) are compulsory for all students. The 6 major and 2 minor elective courses
(3 major and 1 minor each) for III and IV semesters shall be selected by the students
with the prior permission of the HOD from any of the Groups given below at the
beginning of III semester itself. The registration for the courses offered by the students
will be held upto fifteen days after the start of the semester.
M.A. Ist Semester
4 Core Courses
M.A. IInd Semester
4 Core Courses
M.A. IIIrd Semester
3 Major + 1 Minor Courses
M.A. IVth Semester
3 Major + 1 Minor Courses
( 13 )
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16 Courses ( 5 x 16 = 80 Credits)
( 14 )
DEPARTMENTAL CORE COURSES
Ist SEMESTER
Course I
100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
VEDA
Full Marks
(ägveda & AnukramaàÍ)
Pt. N.K.S. Telang and Dr. B.B. Chaube: The New Vedic Selection.
The following pieces:
Varuàa (1.24), Indra (1.32), Sörya (1.115)
ViïvÂmitra-nadÍ-saØvÂda (3.33), Agni (4.7)
Hiraàyagarbha (10.121), NÂsadÍya (10.129)
45
Bçhaddevat (ìaunaka) I-II
25
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings
1. The New Vedic Selection: Pt. N.K.S. Telang and B.B. Chaubey
2. Bçhaddevat : Prof. V.K. Verma
3. Vaidika Devat – Eka Aitihasika Vivechana : Prof. K.P. Singh
Course II
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
PHILOSOPHY
(VedÂnta and Yoga)
VedÂntasÂra : SadÂnanda
Yogasötra (SamÂdhi & SÂdhanapÂda) Only Sötras
30
Class-test
Full
40
30
Suggested Readings
1. VedÂntasÂra : SadÂnanda, with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.
Badrinath Shukla.
2. VedÂntasÂra : SadÂnanda, with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.
Gajanan Shastri Musalgaonkar.
3. Yogasötra : BrahmalÍnamuni
4. Yogasötra : RÂmÂnandaviracita Maàiprabh ñÍkÂ, Dr. Vimala Karnataka
5. VedÂntasÂra : Pt. Adya Prasad Mishra
( 15 )
Course III
100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
GRAMMAR
KÂrakaprakaraàa-SiddhÂntakaumudÍ
PaspaïÂhnika
Class-test
Full Marks
45
25
30
Suggested Readings
1. PaspaïÂhnika : Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, Chaukhamba
Course IV
POETICS
Full Marks
100
Unit 1
KÂvyaprakÂïa I & II UllÂsa
40
Unit 2
KÂvyaprakÂïa IX & X UllÂsa
30
IX UllÂsa –
Vakrokti, AnuprÂsa, Yamaka & ìleîa 4 AlaßkÂras
X UllÂsa –
Upam (PöràopamÂ),UtprekîÂ, Röpaka, Atiïayokti,
Sandeha, Apahnuti, SamÂsokti, NidarïanÂ, DÍpaka,
AprastutapraïaßsÂ, DçstÂnta, TulyayogitÂ, Vyatireka,
VibhÂvanÂ, Viïeîokti, ArthÂntaranyÂsa, ParisaßkhyÂ,
KÂvyalißga, BhrÂntimÂn, Sansçîòi, Saßkara– 21AlaßkÂra
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa, Translated by Vishveshvara Siddhantashiromani,
JáÂnamanÅala
2. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa (text only), Ed. Prof. Rewa Prasad Dwivedi, Pub.:
BHU
3. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa, With the commentaries PradÍpoddyota and PrabhÂ,
Ed. Prof. B. Bhattacharya and Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, BHU Publication
IInd SEMESTER
Course V
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
SAÕHITÀ & äGVEDABHÀëYABHóMIKÀ
Full
ìuklayajurveda- ìivasaßkalpa (XXXIV 1-6 )
Atharvaveda – RÂîòrÂbhivardhana (1/29)
ägvedabhÂîyabhömik (SÂyaàa)
Class-test
15
15
40
30
( 16 )
Suggested Readings :
1. ägvedabhÂîyabhömik : SÂyaàa : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by
Prof. V.K. Varma
2. ägvedabhÂsyabhömik : SÂyaàa : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by
Pt. Ramavadha Pandey, MLBD, Varanasi
3. The New Vedic Selection : Pt. N.K.S. Telang and B.B. Chaubey
Course VI
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
PHILOSOPHY
TarkabhÂî (upto ìabdapramÂàa)
Sarvadarïanasaßgraha (CÂrvÂka, Jaina, Bauddha)
Class-test
Full
40
30
30
Suggested Readings:
1. TarkabhÂî : Keshav Mishra, With Hindi Translation and commentary by Pt.
Vishveshvara Siddhantashiromani
Course VII
PHILOLOGY
Full Marks
100
Unit 1
Classification of Languages – Morphological &
30
Historical, Indo-European language family, Classification into
Satem and Centum groups, Indo-Iranian family; Indo-Aryan
family: Old Indo-Aryan with special reference to Pali, Prakrit and
Apabhransa, Middle Indo-Aryan (general familiarities only)
Unit 2
Directions of Phonetic Changes- Assimilation, Dissimilation,
20
Anaptyxis, Prothesis, Epenthesis, Aphaesis, Syncope,
Haplology, Metathesis, Analogy, Stress and Tone accent.
Unit 3
Phonetic Laws – Grimms, Verner and Grassman
10
Unit 4
Semantic Theories.
10
Unit 5
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings:
1. BhÂî–VijáÂna : Shri Bholanath Tiwari
2. BhÂî–VijáÂna : Shri Mangala Deva Shastri
3. Introduction to Comparative Philology : P.D. Gune
( 17 )
4. Sanskrit k AitihÂsika evam SamrachanÂtmaka Adhyayana : D.D. Sharma
5. BhÂîÂ-VijáÂna KÍ Bhömik : D.N. Sharma
6. BhÂîÂvijáÂna evam BhÂîÂsÂstra : Pt. Kapildev Dwivedi
Course VIII
100
POETRY
Full Marks
Unit 1
Meghadöta - Only Pörvamegha
35
Unit 2
Buddhacarita - I & II Canto
35
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings:
1. Meghadöta : KÂlidÂsa ; with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.
Shesharajasharma Regmi, Chaukhamba, Varanasi
2. Meghadöta : KÂlidÂsa ; With three Sanskrit Commentaries,
Brahmashankara Shastri, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana, Varanasi.
Ed.
Pt.
IIIrd SEMESTER
Group ‘A’ (Veda)
MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Course IX
100
äGVEDA SAÕHITÀ
Full Marks
Unit 1
ägveda- I. 90; II.20,30; III.61; IV.24; V.1
40
Unit 2
ägveda- VI. 22; VII.71; VIII.91; IX.83; X.117
30
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Course X
Unit 1
YAJUë & ATHARVA SAÕHITÀS
Full Marks 100
Atharvaveda III.4, 12, 17; IV 16; XI.4 (1-10);
( 18 )
25
XII.1 (1-10); XIX.53
Unit 2
VÂjasaneyisaØhit XVI
25
Unit 3
TaittirÍyasaØhit 1.1 (1-8)
20
Unit 4
Class-test
30
Course XI
100
BRÀHMAÛA
Full Marks
Unit 1
ìatapathabrÂhmaàa (MÂdhyandina ìÂkh 13th KÂàda)
60
Unit 2
Aïvamedha (Based on ìatapathabrÂhmaàa)
10
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. ìatapathabrÂhmaàa : Ed. Prof. Y.K. Mishra
Course XII : Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.
( 19 )
IVth Semester
Course XIII
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Course XIV
Marks 100
NIRUKTA
Nirukta (YÂska) I Chapter
Nirukta (YÂska) II Chapter (Prathama PÂda) & VII Chapter
40
Class-test
PRÀTIìÀKHYA AND SVARAPRAKRIYÀ
Full
30
30
Full
Unit 1
äkprÂtiïÂkhya (ìaunaka) I – III Patala.
50
Unit 2
SiddhÂntakÂumudÍ (BhaòòojidÍkîita)
– Svaraprakriy (SÂmÂnya Svara)
20
Class-test
30
Unit 3
Suggested Readings :
1. äk-prÂtiïÂkhya : Eka Pariïilana : Prof. V.K. Varma.
Course XV
Marks 100
WESTERN CRITICISM & ESSAY
Unit 1
History of Vedic Literature (SÂmÂnya Paricaya – SÂyaàa and
DayÂnanda)
30
Unit 2
Contribution of Western Vedic Scholars : Maxmullar, Macdonell,
Webar,
Bloomfield, Whitney, Wilson, Griffith, Winternitz, Keith, Roth.
20
Unit 3
Essay in Sanskrit (on Vedic topics)
20
Unit 4
Class-test
30
( 20 )
Full
Suggested Readings :
1. Vaidika Sahitya aur Sanskriti : Pt. Baladev Upadhayaya
2. History of Indian Literature Vol. I, Part I, M. Winternitz.
3. A History of Sanskrit Literature : A.A. Macdonell
Course XVI : Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.
( 21 )
IIIrd SEMESTER
Group ‘B’ (Philosophy)
MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Course IX
100
NYÀYA–VAIìEëIKA
Unit 1
(VÂtsyÂyanabhÂîya) 1.1.1. to 1.1.8. Sötras
Full Marks
NyÂyasötra –
35
Unit 2
NyÂyasiddhÂntamuktÂvalÍ (Pratyakîa KhaàÅa) Only Sötras
35
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. NyÂyadarïana : (With VÂtsyÂyana BhÂîya) : Ed. Swami Dvarika Das Shastri.
Course X
Marks 100
SÀNKHYA- YOGA
Full
Unit 1
SÂnkhyatattvakaumudÍ : VacaspatÍ Mishra
Unit 2
Yogasötra (SamÂdhi and Kaivalya PÂda – With VyÂsa BhÂîya)
35
Unit 3
Class-test
35
30
Suggested Readings:
1 SÂßkhyatattvakaumudÍ : with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.
Gajanan Shastri Musalgaonkar.
2 PÂtaájalayogadarïanam
KhaàÅacatuîòayam
(with
VyÂsa
BhÂîya,
TattvavaiïÂradÍ & YogavÂrtika) Dr. Vimala Karnataka, BHU Publication.
3
Yogasötra (VyÂsa BhÂîya) : Brahmalinamuni.
( 22 )
Course XI
Marks 100
JAINA AND BAUDHDHA DARìANA
Unit 1
and II prakasa) : Abhinavadharmabhuîaàa
Full
NyÂyadÍpik (I
35
Unit 2
NyÂyabindu (Pratyakîa) : DharmakÍrti
35
Unit 3
Course XII
Class-test
Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.
30
( 23 )
IVth SEMESTER
Course XIII
100
MÊMÀÕSÀ
Full Marks
Unit 1
: LaugÂkîi BhÂskara
Unit 2
ArthasaØgraha
70
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. ArthasaØgraha : LaugÂkîi BhÂskara; With Sanskrit Commentary “ArthÂloka” by
Pt. Pattabhiram Sahstri and Hindi Commentary “ArthÂlokalocana” by Prof.
Vachaspati Upadhayaya.
Course XIV
100
VEDÀNTA
Full Marks
Unit 1
Unit 2
VedÂntaparibhÂîa
70
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. VedÂntaparibhÂîa : with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt. Gajanan
Shastri Musalgaonkar.
Course XV
ESSAY AND HISTORY
Marks 100
Unit 1
Sanskrit (Philosophical topics)
Unit 2
Full
Essay in
20
History of Indian Philosophy (SÂnkhya – Yoga, NyÂya-Vaiïeîika
30
MÍmÂØsÂ-VedÂnta, CÂrvÂka, Jaina and Bauddha)
Unit 3
Unit 4
Modern Thinkers – Ramakriîàaparamahansa, ìrÍ Aurobindo,
VivekÂnanda and S. RÂdhÂkriîÉnan
(Only philosophical thoughts)
20
Class-test
30
( 24 )
Suggested Readings :
1. Radhakrishnan S. : An Idealist View of Life.
2. D.A. Gangadhar : SarvapallÍ RÂdhÂkriîÉnan k Dharma Evam Darïan.
3. B.K. Lal : Contemporary Indian Philosophy (Hindi and English)
4. Mishra, R.S. : The Integral Advaitism of ìrÍ Aurobindo
Course XVI
Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.
( 25 )
IIIrd SEMESTER
Group ‘C’ (SÂhitya)
MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Course IX
100
Unit 1
PROSE & POETRY
Full Marks
KÂdambarÍ – From ìödrakavaràana to PampÂsarovaravaràana
30
Unit 2
Vikramaßkadevacarita - I Canto
20
Unit 3
NaiîadhÍyacarita - I Canto
20
Unit 4
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. NaiîadhÍyacarita : ìrÍharîa ; With Hindi Translation and Commentary by ÀcÂrya
Surendradeva Shastri, Chaukhamb Orientalia, Varanasi.
2. KÂdambarÍ : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi,
CahukhambÂ, Varanasi
Course X
DRAMA
Full
Marks 100
Unit 1
Mçchhakaòika (General study, Critical questions only)
10
Unit 2
VeàÍsaØhÂra
I - III Acts
20
Unit 3
RatnÂvalÍ
I - II Acts
10
Unit 4
UttararÂmacarita I-III Acts
30
Unit 5
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. Mçchchakaòika : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi,
ChaukhaØbÂ, Varanasi.
Course XI
RHETORICS
Full Marks
100
Unit 1
KÂvyaprakÂïa III & IV UllÂsa
35
Unit 2
KÂvyaprakÂïa V UllÂsa
35
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
( 26 )
1. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa, Translated by Vishveshvara Siddhantashiromani,
Jnanamandala
2. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa (text only), Ed. Prof. Rewa Prasad Dwivedi, Pub.:
BHU
3. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa, With the commentaries PradÍpodyota and
PrabhÂ, Ed. Prof. B. Bhattacharya and Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, BHU Publication.
Course XII
Any of the minor elective courses enlisted below.
( 27 )
IVth SEMESTER
Course XIII
100
DRAMA & DRAMATURGY
Full Marks
Unit 1
NÂòyaïÂstra - Chapter VI Rasanirupaàa with AbhinavabhÂratÍ
10
Unit 2
NÂòyaïÂstra
Unit 3
Daïaröpaka I, III, IV (Excluding Sandhyaßga, VÍthyaßga )
40
Unit 4
Class-test
I.1.57 (NÂndÍparyanta)
20
30
Suggested Readings :
1. Daïaröpaka : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by Pt. Ramashankara
Tripathi
2. Daïaröpaka : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by Dr. S. Malviya,
ChaukhambÂ.
3. DaïaröpakatattvÂvÂloka : Prof. Ramaji Upadhayaya.
Course XIV
Marks 100
RHETORICS
Full
Unit 1
DhvanyÂloka — I Udyota
30
Unit 2
KÂvyaprakÂïa VI, VII, VIII UllÂsa
40
Unit 3
Class-test
30
Suggested Readings :
1. DhvanyÂloka : With Hindi Translation and commentary by Pt. Jagannatha
Pathak.
2. DhvanyÂloka : With Hindi Translation and commentary by Pt. Ramasagara
Tripathi, MLBD
Course XV
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
HISTORY, WESTERN CRITICISM & ESSAY
History of Sanskrit Literature– General study of RÂmÂyaàa,
35
MahÂbhÂrata, NÂòaka and MahÂkÂvya)
Western Criticism – General study of Plato, Aristotle, Horace,
( 28 )
Full
Longinus, Thomas Stuart Eliot, Ivor Armstrong Richards.
15
Essay in Sanskrit
Class-test
Unit 3
Unit 4
20
30
Suggested Readings :
1. Sanskrit SÂhitya k ItihÂsa : Pt. Baladeva Upadhayay
2. Sanskrit SÂhitya KÍ Ruparekh : Chandrashekhar Pandey and Nanuram Vyas
3. Sanskrit SÂhitya k VivechanÂtmaka ItihÂsa : Dr. Suryakant.
4. PaïchÂtya KÂvyaïastra : Dr. Devendranath Sharma, Mayur Paperbox, A-95,
Sector V, Noada 201301, 1992
Course XV
:
Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below
Minor Elective Courses for III and IV Semesters
Course 1
100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
ÀRAÛYAKA & UPANIëADS
TÂittirÍya Àraàyaka (II PrapÂtÉaka) 1-20
Chaádogyopaniîad (VI-VII only)
Class-test
Full Marks
35
35
30
Suggested Readings :
1. Vaidika SÂhitya aur Sanskriti : Pt. Baladev Upadhyaya.
Course 2
100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Course 3
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
äIGVEDA BHÀëYA SÀHITYA
BhÂsyakÂras of ägveda-SaØhit (General introduction)
25
HariïcandropÂkhyÂna (Àitareya BrÂhmaàa)
Àraàyakas & Upaniîads of ägveda (General Introduction)
20
Class-test
HISTORY OF UPANIëADIC LITERATURE
ChÂndogyopaniîad (AdhyÂya VI, VII and VIII)
History of Upaniîadic Literature
Class-test
( 29 )
Full Marks
25
30
Full
50
20
30
Course 4
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Marks 100
Unit 1
Spinoza and Barkeley
Unit 2
Class-test
Course 5
THEORY OF JAINISM
100
Unit 1
( AdhyÂya 1,2,5,10)
Unit 2
History of Jainism
Unit 3
Class-test
Course 6
THEORY OF BUDDHISM
100
Unit 1
(ManÅaka 1 an 3 )
Unit 2
VigyaptimÂtrÂatÂsiddhi (VißïikÂmÂtra)
Unit 3
History of Buddhist Philosophy
Unit 4
Class-test
Course 7
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Full
Descart,
70
30
Full Marks
TattvÂrthasötra
50
20
30
Full Marks
Milindapahno
20
30
20
30
PÀLI, PRÀKäTA & INSCRIPTION
Full
Dhammapada
Inscriptions :
1. GirnÂra Mein RudradÂmana PrastarÂbhilekha
2. KumÂragupta k Mandasaura (Daïapura) ShilÂlekha
3. Samudragupta k PrayÂga SthambhÂbhilekha
4. KhÂravela k HÂthÍgumph Abhilekha
PçÂkçitadÍpik — Part III—I, 1,2,5,6, 10 lessons
Class-test
20
30
20
30
Suggested Readings :
1. PçÂkçitdÍpika : Prof. S.L. Jain
2. AbhilekhamÂla : Pt. Ramakanta Jha and Pt. Harihara Jha, Chaukhamba,
Varanasi
Course 8
100
Unit 1
PURÀÛA
Full Marks
ìrimadbhÂgavata, ìivapurÂàa, DevibhÂgavata, AgnipurÂàa–
40
Only Critical appreciation. No textual questions
( 30 )
Unit 2
Unit 3
Course 9
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
History of PurÂna SÂhitya – General Study
Class-test
DHARMAìÀSTRA
History of DharmaïÂstra – P.V. Kane
Manusmçiti VI and VII Chapters
Class-test
Course 10
VYÀKARAÛA
100
Unit 1
K刁a) (Explanation and critical questions)
Unit 2
VaiyÂkaraàabhöîaàasÂra - Subarthaniràaya
Unit 3
ParamalaghumaßjöîÂ
Unit 4
Class-test
Course 11
100
Unit 1
II Àhnika
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Course 12
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Course 13
Marks 100
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
VYÀKARAÛA
30
30
Full
30
40
30
Full Marks
VÂkyapadÍya (I
35
15
20
30
Full Marks
MahÂbhÂîya :
20
ParibhÂïenduïekhara : I Tantra (1-10)
SiddhÂntakaumudÍ (Sanjá and KçtyaprakriyÂ)
Class-test
20
30
30
TRANSLATION AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Full
Translation
Editing of the text, Manuscriptology
Research Methodology and Project Formation
Indexing, Proof reading
Class-test
20
20
20
10
30
RHETORICS
VakroktisiddhÂnta of Kuntaka
AuchityasiddhÂnta of Kîemendra
Concept of Guàatattva and AlaØkÂratattva
General History of ChandaÉïÂstra
Class-test
( 31 )
Full
20
20
20
10
30
l
( 32 )