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THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Burdwan-713104, West Bengal

SYLLABUS FOR B.A. HONOURS

IN
SANSKRIT
UNDER SEMESTER WITH CBCS
(Effective from 2017- 18)
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Semester -I
Course Course Title Course L.T. Credit Marks
Code Type P
CC-1 Classical Sanskrit Literature(Poetry) Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course-1
Section-A (20 classes)
(I)Raghuvaṁśa: Canto-XIV (Verses: 31-68)

Section-B (40 classes)

(I) Kirātārjunīya - Canto I (1-25 Verses)
(II) The History of Sanskrit Literature.
(Aśvaghoṣa,Kālidāsa,Bhāravi,Māgha,Bhaṭṭi,Śrīharṣa)
CC-2 Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course-2
Section-A (30 classes)
(I)Vaidika Sāhitya
(II)Rāmāyaṇa
(III)Mahābhārata
Section-B (30 classes)
(I) Purāṇa
(II) The History of Sanskrit Grammar.
(III) The History of Indian Philosophy.
GE-1 Interdisciplinary(Any Discipline other than Generic 5-1-0 6 75
Sanskrit) (60 classes) Elective
Course
AECC-1 ENVS AECC 4-0-0 4 100

Total 22 325
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Semester -II

Course Course Title Course L.T.P Credit Marks

Code Type
CC -3 Classical Sanskrit Literature(Prose) Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (15 classes)
Śukanāsopadeśa- Kādambarī (As in Sanskrit Pāṭhamālā,
B.U.
( evaṁ samatikrāmatsu------bhrātara ucchedyāḥ)
Section-B (15 classes)
Daśakumāracarita-(Rājavāhanacarita)---
As in Sanskrit Pāṭhamālā ,BU
Section-C (30 classes)
(I)The History of Sanskrit Literature (Prose).
(Subandhu,Daṇḍin,Bāṇabhaṭṭa)
(II) The History of Sanskrit Literature (Fables)
(Pañcatantra,Hitopadeśa,Vetālapañcaviṁśati,Siṅhāsanadvāt
riṁśikā, Puruṣaparīkṣā)
CC-4 Self Management in the Gītā Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (35 classses)
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Śrīmadbhagavadgītā (Adhyāya-4 )(Whole)
Section-B (25 classes)
Selected ślokas from the Gītā
1.Meditation -Adhyāya-VI (10-26)
II. Diet Control-Adhyāya-XVII (8-10)
III. Rajoguṇa- Adhyāya III (36-40)
GE -2 Interdisciplinary (Any Discipline other than Sanskrit ) Generic 5-1-0 6 75
(60 classes) Elective
Course
AECC-2 Communicative English/MIL 2-0-0 2 50

Total 20 275
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Semester -III
Course Course Title Course L.T.P Credit MarkS
Code Type
CC -5 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drāmā) Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (40 classes)
(I)Abhijñānaśakuntala (I-V)
Section-B (20 classes)
(I)The History of Sanskrit Literature (Drāmā)
(Bhāsa, Kālidāsa, Śūdraka, Viśākhadatta, Śrīharṣa,
Bhavabhūti, Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa)

CC-6 Poetics and Literary Criticism Core 5-1-0 6 75

Course
Section-A (35 classes)
(I) Vāmana’s kāvyālaṁkārasūtravṛtti –
First Adhikaraṇa-- (Chapters –I, II & III)
(II) Metrics – A General Concept of Sanskrit Metres and
the definitions of the following Meters --- (Indravajrā
Upendravajrā,Upajāti, Vaṁśasthavila,Vasantatilaka, Mālinī
& Mandākrāntā)
Section-B (25 classes)
(I) Sāhityadarpaṇa –Chapter-X
(Śleṣa, Upamā, Rūpaka, Utprekṣā, Atiśayokti, Dṛṣṭānta,
Nidarśanā & Arthāntaranyāsa )
CC-7 Indian Social Institution and Polity Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A
(35 classes)
Manusaṃhitā –Chapter-VII
State Politics-(1-15), Upāyacatuṣṭaya-(106-110) &Sāḍguṇya
–(161-170)

Section-B. Arthaśāstra- (Dūtapraṇidhi) (25 classes)

GE-3 Interdisciplinary (Any Discipline other than Sanskrit ) Generic 5-1-0 6 75
(60 classes) Elective
Course
SEC-1 Basic Sanskrit
Section-A (10 classes) AEC 2-0-0 2 50
Brāhmī Script Writing (Skill
Based)
Section-B (7 classes)
Declensions (a-kārānta,i-kārānta, u-kārānta and ṛ-kārānta -
Masculine,Feminine &Neuter, Pronouns & Number)
Section-C (7 classes)
Conjugations – (Bhū, Paṭh,Gam, Dṛś,Sev,Labh,Pac,Vṛt,
Kṛ,Dā, Śru, Jñā - laṭ, loṭ laṅ,liṅ & lṛṭ)
Section-D (6 classes)
Translation
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Saction-E(10 classes)
Brahmadatta-karkaṭa-kathā-(Aparīkṣitakāraka) –from
Pañcatantra
OR
Ethical & Moral Issues in Sanskrit (40 classes)
I.Hitopadeśa-Mitralābha(up to verse No -50)
II. Pañcatantra—Mitrabheda-katha-2
Gomāyadundubhikathā
Total 26 350

Semester-IV
Course Course Title Course L.T.P Credit MarkS
Code Type
CC -8 Indian Epigraphy and Chronology Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (30 classes)
(I) Epigraphy-The History of Epigraphical study in India.
Section-B (30 classes)
Śilālekha- (a)Rudradāmanśilālipi
(b)Meharauli Iron Pillar Inscription of Candra

CC-9 Modern Sanskrit Literature Core 5-1-0 6 75

Course
Section-A (30 classes)
Survey of Modern Sanskrit Literature in Bengal

Section-B (30 classes)

(I)Saṃskṛtoddharaṇa – Sukhamaya Mukhopadhyaya
(II)Cipiṭakacarvaṇa- Śrījiva Nyāyatīrtha

CC-10 Sanskrit and World Literature Core 5-1-0 6 75

Course
Section-A (60 classes)
(I ) Sanskrit Studies Across the World - William
Jones, Charles Wilkins, H.Wilson, Max Muller, J.G.Buhler,
Sri Aurobindo, Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Haridāsa
Siddhāntavāgīśa,Śrījīva Nyāyatīrtha,Nityānada Smṛtitīrtha,
Kshitish Chandra Chatterji, Roma Chaudhuri, Pañcānana
Tarkaratna & Ramaranjan Mukherji)

GE-4 Interdisciplinary(Any Discipline other than Sanskrit ) Generic 5-1-0 6 75

(60 classes) Elective
Course
SEC-2 Spoken Sanskrit AEC 2-0-0 2 50
(Skill
Based)
A. Spoken Sanskrit (20 classes)
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B. Evolution of Bengali Scripts(10 classes)

C. Letter writing in Sanskrit. (10 classes)
OR

Political Thought in Sanskrit Literature

I.Mudrārākṣasa –(Acts-I & II) (20 classes)
II. Arthaśāstra- Śāsanādhikāra(20 claasses)
Total 26 350
Semester - V
Course Course Title Course L.T.P Credit MarkS
Code Type
CC -11 Vedic Literature Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (40 classes)
Ṛgvedasaṁhitā –( Agnisūkta-(2/6) , Indrasūkta-
(2/12), Akṣasūkta-(10/34) , Devīsūkta-(10/125)
Section-B (10 classes)
Declension of a-stems,Vedic Subjunctive,
Vedic Infinitive,The Vedic Accent & Pada-pāṭha
Section-C (10 classes)
Iśopaniṣad - Whole
cc-12 Sanskrit Grammar Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
Section-A (20 classes)
The Concept of the following Saṃjñās:
Sūtra,Vārtika,Bhāṣya,Karmapravacanīya,Nipāta,Gati,
Upasarga,Guṇa,Vṛddhi,Ṭi,Ghi,Ghu,Nadī,Upadhā and
Samprasāraṇa.
Section- B (40 classes)
Samāsa - (Selected Sūtras upto Dvandva Compound)
DSE-1 Dramaturgy -- Sāhityadarpaņa - Chapter- VI (60 classes) 5-1-0 6 75
(Rūpaka,Nāndī,Vṛttis(withoutAṃgas),Prastāvanā,Arthaprak Discipli
ṛti, Arthopakṣepaka,Patākāsthānakas,Kārya,Avasthā, ne
Sandhi(without Aṃgas) & Nāṭikā Specific
Elective

OR
Maxims in Sanskrit Language (60 classes)
Prastāvikā of Hitopadeśa- (verses-1-47)
DSE-2 Elements of Linguistics – (60 classes) 5-1-0 6 75
(I)Primitive Indo-European, Division of Indo-European, Discipli
Indo-Iranian (Aryan),Emergence of Indo-Aryan, ne
Non-Aryan Influence on Sanskrit, Vedic and Classical Specific
Sanskrit. Elective
(II)Some Phonetic Laws and Tendencies -
Grimm’s Law,Verner’s Law,Grassmann’s Law,Collitz’s
Law, Assimilation, Dissimilation Metathesis, Prothesis,
Epenthesis,Anaptyxis and Haplology
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OR

Technique of Sanskrit Language (60 classes)

I.Amarakoṣa- Liṅgādisaṁgrahavarga Total 24 300
II. Dhātupāṭha (Bhvādi-1-30)
Semester - VI
Course Course Title Course L.T.P Credit Mark S
Code Type
CC -13 Indian Ontology and Epistemology Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
(A)Tarkasaṁgraha – (saptapadārtha, karaṇa, pratyakṣa and
sannikarṣa) (30 classes)
(B)Vedāntasāra - (Excluding the last portion beginning
with Mahāvākyārtha). (30 classes)
cc-14 Sanskrit Composition and Communication Core 5-1-0 6 75
Course
(A) Case-endings and Cases-(From First Case-ending and
Nominative case to Fifth case ending and Ablative case as in
Siddhāntakaumudī (40 classes)
(B)Translation and Comprehension. (10 classes)
(C) Reporting (10 classes)
DSE-3 Fundamentals of Ᾱyurveda 5-1-0 6 75
(A)Concept of Aṣṭānga Ᾱyurveda. (30 classes) Discipli
(B)Taittirīyopaniṣad –Bhṛguballī- (1-3) (30 classes) ne
OR Specific
Environmental Awareness in Sanskrit Elective
I.Manusaṁhitā- -2/54,57, 3/163.
4/56,60,62,66,76,83,138,139. 6/46. 8/285.
9/281,289. 11/64-66,145. (30 classes)
II.Varāhapurāṇa- 172/35,36,37. (10 classes)
III.Brahmanāradīyapurāṇa-13/52.(10 classes)
IV.Yājñavalkyasaṃhitā—2/230-232. (10 classes)

DSE-4 Art of Balanced Living 5-1-0 6 75

(A)Yogasūtra –I (1,2 &12-16) (30 classes) Discipli
Yogasūtra –II (29,30,32,46,49 &50) ne
Specific
(B)Śrīmadbhagavadgītā – Chapter –III Elective
(5-8,10-16,20&21) (30 classes)
OR
Indian system of Logic (60 classes)
Anumānakhaṇḍa & Upamānakhada of Tarkasaṁgraha l 24 300
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Generic Elective (For the Students other than Sanskrit)

Category Course Title Course L-T- Credit Marks

Type P
GE- 1 Sanskrit Poetry Generic 5-1-0 6 75
Elective
Course
Section-A (25 classes)
(I)Raghuvaṁśa: Canto-XIV (Verses: 31-68)

(I) Kirātārjunīya - Canto I (1-25 Verses

Section-B (35 classes))
(II) The History of Sanskrit Literature.
(Aśvaghoṣa,Kālidāsa,Bhāravi,Māgha,Bhaṭṭi,Śrīharṣa)

GE - 2 Sanskrit Prose Generic 5-1-0 6 75

Elective
Course
Section-A (30 classes)
Daśakumāracarita-(Dvijopakṛti)---As in Sanskrit
Pāṭhamālā, B.U.
Section-B (30 classes)
(I)The History of Sanskrit Literature (Prose).
(Subandhu, Daņḍin, Bāņabhaṭṭa)
(II) The History of Sanskrit Literature (Fables)
(Pañcatantra,Hitopadeśa,Vetālapañcaviṁśati,
Siṅhāsanadvātriṁśikā, Puruṣaparīkṣā)
(III) The History of Sanskrit Literature –
(Historical Kāvyas)

GE - 3 Sanskrit Drama Generic 5-1-0 6 75

Elective
Course
Section-A (40 classes)
(I)Abhijñānaśakuntala (I-V)
Section-B (20 classes)
(I)The History of Sanskrit Literature Drāmā
(Bhāsa, Kālidāsa ,Śūdraka, Viśākhadatta, Śrīharṣa,
Bhavabhūti, Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa)

GE - 4 Sanskrit Grammar Generic 5-1-0 6 75

Elective
Course
Section-A (30 classes)
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The Concept of the following Saṃjñās:

Sūtra,Vārtika,Bhāṣya,Karmapravacanīya,Nipāta,Gati,
Upasarga,Guņa,Vŗddhi,Ṭi,Ghi,Ghu,Nadī,Upadhā and
Samprasāraņa.
Section-B (20 classes)
Potential Participles, Nominal Suffixes
(Matvarthīya),
Causative Verbs, Desiderative Verbs, Frequentative
Verbs, Indeclinable Past Participles, Use of Ktvā &
Lyap.
Section- C(10 classes)
Comprehension

# All short type questions carrying 2 marks must be answered in Sanskrit language
and Devnāgarī script.
## Two questions carrying 5 marks must also be answered in Sanskrit language.