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
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16 Courses ( 5 x 16 = 80 Credits)
DEPARTMENTAL CORE COURSES
Ist SEMESTER
Course I VEDA Full
Marks 100
(ägveda & AnukramaàÍ)
Pt. N.K.S. Telang and Dr. B.B. Chaube: The New Vedic Selection.
The following pieces:
Unit 1 Varuàa (1.24), Indra (1.32), Sörya (1.115)
ViïvÂmitra-nadÍ-saØvÂda (3.33), Agni (4.7)
Hiraàyagarbha (10.121), NÂsadÍya (10.129)
45
Unit 2 Bçhaddevat (ìaunaka) I-II
25
Unit 3 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 PHILOSOPHY
Full Marks 100
(VedÂnta and Yoga)
Unit 1 VedÂntasÂra : SadÂnanda
40
Unit 2 Yogasötra (SamÂdhi & SÂdhanapÂda) Only Sötras
30
Unit 3 Class-test
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
Course III GRAMMAR
Full Marks 100
Unit 1 KÂrakaprakaraàa-SiddhÂntakaumudÍ
45
Unit 2 PaspaïÂhnika
25
Unit 3 Class-test
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 :
KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mam