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Paper pattern for MA Part I (Sanskrit) Semesters I and II
Core courses (8 Papers)
Paper I
Nomenclature: Sanskrit writing skills : Marks 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions – 4
1. Read the following passages and answer the following questions in Sanskrit 2/3 15 mks
2. Write an essay on any one of the following 1/3 15 mks
3. Write a story in Sanskrit using the following points 1/2 15 mks
4. Translate any two of the following passages into English/Hindi/Marathi 2/3 15 mks
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 cr edits) : Translation from Marathi, Hindi, or English to
Sanskrit (Minimum 1000 words)
Paper II
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions – 3
Unit I – Svapnavasavadattam - 40 mks
1. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of these questions)
2. Reference to context 2/3 20 mks
Unit II – Modern Sanskrit Literature – Selections - 20 mks
3. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of thes e questions)
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Marks 20 (2 credits) : Assignment on any passage
from the Ramayana or Mahabharata upto 200 shlokas (Marks 20)
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Paper III
Nomenclature: Darshana Literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions - 3
Unit I – Charvaka-darshana – Selections – 20 mks
1. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of these questions)
Unit II – PatanjalaYogasutra – Sadhanapada – 20 mks
2. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of these questions)
Unit III – Arthasamgraha – Selections – 20 mks
1. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of these questions)
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Project work on दशर्न s other than Samkhya, Yoga and
PurvaMimamsa
Paper IV
Nomenclature: Ancient Indian Polity: Marks 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions - 3
Unit I –Arthashastra –– 40 mks
1. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
2. Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
Unit II – Epigraphy - Selected Inscriptions – 20 mks
3. Essay – type question 1/2 20 mks
Or
Short Notes 2/3 20 mks
(Either of these questions)
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Internal assignment ( Marks 20) 2 credits: Project on any inscription apart from the ones included in the
syllabus
MA Part I Semester II
Paper I
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Grammar : Marks 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions - 4
Unit I – Sandhiprakaranam from L aghusiddhantakaumudi – 30 mks
1. Short notes 1/2 20 mks
2. Explain the sutras or roopasiddhi 2/3 10 mks
Unit II – Samasaprakaranam from laghusiddhantakaumudi - 30 mks
3. Essay type question 1/2 20 mks
4. Explain the sutras or roopasiddhi 2/3 10 mks
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) :Story writing/Report writing/ Dialogue writing in Sanskrit
minimum 1000 words
Paper II
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Poetics : Marks: 60 (4 credits)
No. of questions – 3
Unit I – Kavyaprakasha 4 – 41b – 60 mks
1. Essay type question 1/2 20 mks
2. Short notes 2/3 20 mks
3. Reference to context 2/3 20 mks
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Application of रसand/or ध्विन to Sanskrit verses Minimum 10
verses from भािमनी�वलास
Paper III
Nomenclature: Vedic literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
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No. of questions –
Unit I – Rigveda – Selected suktas – 20 mks
1. Essay type question 1/2 10 mks
OR
Translate and annotate 2/3 10 mks
Unit II – Atharvaveda – Selected suktas – 20 mks
2. Essay type question 1/2 20 mks
OR
Translate and annotate
Unit III – Nirukta Ch. I & II – 20 mks
3. Essay type question 1/2 10 mks
4. Write derivations o f the following 4/5 10 mks
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits): Appreciation/interpretation of any one hymn either from
Rigveda or Atharvaveda other than the syllabus with minimum 7 mantras
Paper IV
Nomenclature: Classical Sanskrit literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
Unit I – Raghuvamsha 4th Canto – 30 mks
1. Essay type question 1/2 20 mks
2. Short notes 2/3 10 mks
Unit II – Kadambari – Mahashvetavarnanam – 30 mks
3. Essay type question or short notes 1/2 15 mks
4. Reference to context 2/3 15 mks
Internal Assignment Marks 20 (2 credits) –Powerpoint Presentation in Sanskrit on any work on
Modern Sanskrit Literature after 1950