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

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M.A. IIIrd Semester 3 Major + 1 Minor Courses

M.A. IVth Semester 3 Major + 1 Minor Courses

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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 Readings1. The New Vedic Selection: Pt. N.K.S. Telang and B.B. Chaubey2. Bçhaddevat : Prof. V.K. Verma3. 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

30Unit 3 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings1. 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 : BrahmalÍnamuni4. Yogasötra : RÂmÂnandaviracita Maàiprabh ñÍkÂ, Dr. Vimala Karnataka

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5. VedÂntasÂra : Pt. Adya Prasad MishraCourse III GRAMMAR Full Marks 100Unit 1 KÂrakaprakaraàa-SiddhÂntakaumudÍ 45Unit 2 PaspaïÂhnika 25Unit 3 Class-test 30Suggested Readings

1. PaspaïÂhnika : Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, ChaukhambaCourse IV POETICS Full Marks 100Unit 1 KÂvyaprakÂïa I & II UllÂsa 40Unit 2 KÂvyaprakÂïa IX & X UllÂsa 30

IX UllÂsa –Vakrokti, AnuprÂsa, Yamaka & ìleîa 4 AlaßkÂrasX 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.: BHU3. KÂvyaprakÂïa : Mammaòa, With the commentaries PradÍpoddyota and

PrabhÂ, Ed. Prof. B. Bhattacharya and Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, BHU Publication

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IInd SEMESTERCourse V SAÕHITÀ & äGVEDABHÀëYABHóMIKÀ Full Marks 100Unit 1 ìuklayajurveda- ìivasaßkalpa (XXXIV 1-6 ) 15Unit 2 Atharvaveda – RÂîòrÂbhivardhana (1/29) 15Unit 3 ägvedabhÂîyabhömik (SÂyaàa) 40Unit 4 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings : 1. ägvedabhÂîyabhömik : SÂyaàa : With Hindi Translation and

Commentary by Prof. V.K. Varma2. ägvedabhÂsyabhömik : SÂyaàa : With Hindi Translation and

Commentary by Pt. Ramavadha Pandey, MLBD, Varanasi3. The New Vedic Selection : Pt. N.K.S. Telang and B.B. Chaubey

Course VI PHILOSOPHY Full Marks 100Unit 1 TarkabhÂî (upto ìabdapramÂàa) 40Unit 2 Sarvadarïanasaßgraha (CÂrvÂka, Jaina, Bauddha)

30Unit 3 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings:1. TarkabhÂî : Keshav Mishra, With Hindi Translation and commentary

by Pt. Vishveshvara SiddhantashiromaniCourse VII PHILOLOGY Full Marks 100Unit 1 Classification of Languages – Morphological &

30Historical, 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)

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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 10Unit 4 Semantic Theories. 10Unit 5 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings:1. BhÂî–VijáÂna : Shri Bholanath Tiwari2. BhÂî–VijáÂna : Shri Mangala Deva Shastri 3. Introduction to Comparative Philology : P.D. Gune4. Sanskrit k AitihÂsika evam SamrachanÂtmaka Adhyayana : D.D.

Sharma5. BhÂîÂ-VijáÂna KÍ Bhömik : D.N. Sharma6. BhÂîÂvijáÂna evam BhÂîÂsÂstra : Pt. Kapildev Dwivedi

Course VIII POETRY Full Marks 100Unit 1 Meghadöta - Only Pörvamegha 35Unit 2 Buddhacarita - I & II Canto 35Unit 3 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings:1. Meghadöta : KÂlidÂsa ; with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.

Shesharajasharma Regmi, Chaukhamba, Varanasi2. Meghadöta : KÂlidÂsa ; With three Sanskrit Commentaries, Ed. Pt.

Brahmashankara Shastri, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana, Varanasi. IIIrd SEMESTER

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Group ‘A’ (Veda)

MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

Course IX äGVEDA SAÕHITÀ Full Marks 100

Unit 1 ägveda- I. 90; II.20,30; III.61; IV.24; V.1 40Unit 2 ägveda- VI. 22; VII.71; VIII.91; IX.83; X.117 30Unit 3 Class-test 30

Course X YAJUë & ATHARVA SAÕHITÀS Full Marks 100Unit 1 Atharvaveda III.4, 12, 17; IV 16; XI.4 (1-10); 25

XII.1 (1-10); XIX.53 Unit 2 VÂjasaneyisaØhit XVI 25Unit 3 TaittirÍyasaØhit 1.1 (1-8) 20Unit 4 Class-test 30

Course XI BRÀHMAÛA Full Marks 100

Unit 1 ìatapathabrÂhmaàa (MÂdhyandina ìÂkh 13th KÂàda)60

Unit 2 Aïvamedha (Based on ìatapathabrÂhmaàa) 10Unit 3 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings :1. ìatapathabrÂhmaàa : Ed. Prof. Y.K. Mishra

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Course XII : Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.

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IVth SemesterCourse XIII NIRUKTA Full Marks 100

Unit 1 Nirukta (YÂska) I Chapter 30Unit 2 Nirukta (YÂska) II Chapter (Prathama PÂda) & VII Chapter

40Unit 3 Class-test 30

Course XIV PRÀTIìÀKHYA AND SVARAPRAKRIYÀ Full Marks 100

Unit 1 äkprÂtiïÂkhya (ìaunaka) I – III Patala. 50

Unit 2 SiddhÂntakÂumudÍ (BhaòòojidÍkîita) – Svaraprakriy (SÂmÂnya Svara) 20

Unit 3 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings :

1. äk-prÂtiïÂkhya : Eka Pariïilana : Prof. V.K. Varma.

Course XV WESTERN CRITICISM & ESSAY Full Marks 100

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

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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. MacdonellCourse XVI : Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.

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IIIrd SEMESTER

Group ‘B’ (Philosophy)

MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

Course IX NYÀYA–VAIìEëIKA Full Marks 100

Unit 1 NyÂyasötra – (VÂtsyÂyanabhÂîya) 1.1.1. to 1.1.8. Sötras 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 SÀNKHYA- YOGA Full Marks 100Unit 1

SÂnkhyatattvakaumudÍ : VacaspatÍ Mishra 35Unit 2 Yogasötra

(SamÂdhi and Kaivalya PÂda – With VyÂsa BhÂîya) 35Unit 3 Class-test 30 Suggested Readings:

1 SÂßkhyatattvakaumudÍ : with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt. Gajanan Shastri Musalgaonkar.

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2 PÂtaájalayogadarïanam KhaàÅacatuîòayam (with VyÂsa BhÂîya, TattvavaiïÂradÍ & YogavÂrtika) Dr. Vimala Karnataka, BHU Publication.

3 Yogasötra (VyÂsa BhÂîya) : Brahmalinamuni.

Course XI JAINA AND BAUDHDHA DARìANA Full Marks 100Unit 1 NyÂyadÍpikÂ

(I and II prakasa) : Abhinavadharmabhuîaàa 35Unit 2 NyÂyabindu

(Pratyakîa) : DharmakÍrti 35Unit 3 Class-test 30 Course XII Any one of the minor elective courses enlisted below.

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IVth SEMESTER

Course XIII MÊMÀÕSÀ Full Marks 100Unit 1

ArthasaØgraha : LaugÂkîi BhÂskara 70Unit 2 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 VEDÀNTA Full Marks 100Unit 1

VedÂntaparibhÂîa 70Unit 2 Class-test 30

Suggested Readings :1. VedÂntaparibhÂîa : with Hindi translation and commentary by Pt.

Gajanan Shastri Musalgaonkar.

Course XV ESSAY AND HISTORY Full Marks 100Unit 1 Essay in

Sanskrit (Philosophical topics) 20Unit 2 History of

Indian Philosophy (SÂnkhya – Yoga, NyÂya-Vaiïeîika 30MÍmÂØsÂ-VedÂnta, CÂrvÂka, Jaina and Bauddha)

Unit 3 Modern Thinkers – Ramakriîàaparamahansa, ìrÍ Aurobindo,VivekÂnanda and S. RÂdhÂkriîÉnan 20(Only philosophical thoughts)

Unit 4 Class-test 30

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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.

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IIIrd SEMESTER

Group ‘C’ (SÂhitya)MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

Course IX PROSE & POETRY Full Marks 100Unit 1 KÂdambarÍ – From ìödrakavaràana to PampÂsarovaravaràana 30Unit 2 Vikramaßkadevacarita - I Canto 20Unit 3 NaiîadhÍyacarita - I Canto 20Unit 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 100Unit 1 Mçchhakaòika (General study, Critical questions only)

10 Unit 2 VeàÍsaØhÂra I - III Acts 20 Unit 3 RatnÂvalÍ I - II Acts 10Unit 4 UttararÂmacarita I-III Acts 30Unit 5 Class-test 30Suggested Readings :

1. Mçchchakaòika : With Hindi Translation and Commentary by Prof. J.S.L. Tripathi, ChaukhaØbÂ, Varanasi.

Course XI RHETORICS Full Marks 100Unit 1 KÂvyaprakÂïa III & IV UllÂsa 35 Unit 2 KÂvyaprakÂïa V UllÂsa 35Unit 3 Class-test 30Suggested Readings :

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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.

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IVth SEMESTER

Course XIII DRAMA & DRAMATURGY Full Marks 100Unit 1 NÂòyaïÂstra - Chapter VI Rasanirupaàa with AbhinavabhÂratÍ

10Unit 2 NÂòyaïÂstra I.1.57 (NÂndÍparyanta) 20Unit 3 Daïaröpaka I, III, IV (Excluding Sandhyaßga, VÍthyaßga )

40Unit 4 Class-test 30Suggested 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 RHETORICS Full Marks 100Unit 1 DhvanyÂloka — I Udyota 30Unit 2 KÂvyaprakÂïa VI, VII, VIII UllÂsa 40Unit 3 Class-test 30Suggested 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 HISTORY, WESTERN CRITICISM & ESSAY Full Marks 100Unit 1 History of Sanskrit Literature– General study of RÂmÂyaàa,

35MahÂbhÂrata, NÂòaka and MahÂkÂvya)

Unit 2 Western Criticism – General study of Plato, Aristotle, Horace,

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Longinus, Thomas Stuart Eliot, Ivor Armstrong Richards. 15

Unit 3 Essay in Sanskrit 20Unit 4 Class-test 30Suggested Readings :

1. Sanskrit SÂhitya k ItihÂsa : Pt. Baladeva Upadhayay2. Sanskrit SÂhitya KÍ Ruparekh : Chandrashekhar Pandey and Nanuram

Vyas3. 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 ÀRAÛYAKA & UPANIëADS Full Marks 100Unit 1 TÂittirÍya Àraàyaka (II PrapÂtÉaka) 1-20 35Unit 2 Chaádogyopaniîad (VI-VII only) 35Unit 3 Class-test 30Suggested Readings :

1. Vaidika SÂhitya aur Sanskriti : Pt. Baladev Upadhyaya.

Course 2 äIGVEDA BHÀëYA SÀHITYA Full Marks 100Unit 1 BhÂsyakÂras of ägveda-SaØhit (General introduction)

25Unit 2 HariïcandropÂkhyÂna (Àitareya BrÂhmaàa) 25Unit 3 Àraàyakas & Upaniîads of ägveda (General Introduction)

20Unit 4 Class-test 30Course 3 HISTORY OF UPANIëADIC LITERATURE Full Marks 100Unit 1

ChÂndogyopaniîad (AdhyÂya VI, VII and VIII) 50Unit 2 History of

Upaniîadic Literature 20

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Unit 3 Class-test 30Course 4 WESTERN PHILOSOPHY Full Marks 100Unit 1 Descart,

Spinoza and Barkeley 70Unit 2 Class-test 30Course 5 THEORY OF JAINISM Full Marks 100Unit 1

TattvÂrthasötra ( AdhyÂya 1,2,5,10) 50Unit 2 History of

Jainism 20Unit 3 Class-test 30Course 6 THEORY OF BUDDHISM Full Marks 100Unit 1 Milindapahno

(ManÅaka 1 an 3 ) 20Unit 2

VigyaptimÂtrÂatÂsiddhi (VißïikÂmÂtra) 30Unit 3 History of Buddhist Philosophy 20Unit 4 Class-test 30Course 7 PÀLI, PRÀKäTA & INSCRIPTION Full Marks 100Unit 1 Dhammapada 20 Unit 2 Inscriptions : 30

1. GirnÂra Mein RudradÂmana PrastarÂbhilekha2. KumÂragupta k Mandasaura (Daïapura) ShilÂlekha3. Samudragupta k PrayÂga SthambhÂbhilekha4. KhÂravela k HÂthÍgumph Abhilekha

Unit 3 PçÂkçitadÍpik — Part III—I, 1,2,5,6, 10 lessons 20 Unit 4 Class-test 30Suggested Readings :

1. PçÂkçitdÍpika : Prof. S.L. Jain2. AbhilekhamÂla : Pt. Ramakanta Jha and Pt. Harihara Jha, Chaukhamba,

Varanasi

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Course 8 PURÀÛA Full Marks 100Unit 1 ìrimadbhÂgavata, ìivapurÂàa, DevibhÂgavata, AgnipurÂàa–

40Only Critical appreciation. No textual questions

Unit 2 History of PurÂna SÂhitya – General Study 30Unit 3 Class-test 30Course 9 DHARMAìÀSTRA Full Marks 100Unit 1 History of DharmaïÂstra – P.V. Kane 30 Unit 2 Manusmçiti VI and VII Chapters 40Unit 3 Class-test 30

Course 10 VYÀKARAÛA Full Marks 100Unit 1 VÂkyapadÍya

(I K刁a) (Explanation and critical questions) 35Unit 2

VaiyÂkaraàabhöîaàasÂra - Subarthaniràaya 15Unit 3 Paramalaghumaßjöî 20Unit 4 Class-test 30

Course 11 VYÀKARAÛA Full Marks 100Unit 1 MahÂbhÂîya :

II Àhnika 20Unit 2

ParibhÂïenduïekhara : I Tantra (1-10) 20Unit 3 SiddhÂntakaumudÍ (Sanjá and KçtyaprakriyÂ) 30Unit 4 Class-test 30 Course 12 TRANSLATION AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Full Marks 100Unit 1 Translation 20 Unit 2 Editing of the text, Manuscriptology 20Unit 3 Research Methodology and Project Formation 20Unit 4 Indexing, Proof reading 10 Unit 5 Class-test 30

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Course 13 RHETORICS Full Marks 100Unit 1 VakroktisiddhÂnta of Kuntaka 20 Unit 2 AuchityasiddhÂnta of Kîemendra 20Unit 3 Concept of Guàatattva and AlaØkÂratattva 20Unit 4 General History of ChandaÉïÂstra 10 Unit 5 Class-test 30

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