MA Sanskrit_1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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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
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Choice – based Credit System
Syllabus for MA Part I (Sanskrit) Semesters I and II
Core courses (8 Papers)
Paper.
No. Semester Nomenclature Credits
101 I Sanskrit writing skills 6
102 I Sanskrit Literature 6
103 I Darshana Literature 6
104 I Ancient Indian Polity 6
201 II Sanskrit Grammar 6
202 II Sanskrit Poetics 6
203 II Vedic literature 6
204 II Classical Sanskrit literature 6
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Syllabus for MA Part I (Sanskrit) Semesters I and II
Core courses (8 Papers)
Introduction: Each paper has 6 credits. Out of these 4 credits are for teaching
component equivalent to 60 marks and 2 credits are for Internal Assignments
equivalent to 20 marks
MA Part I (Semester I)
Paper I
Nomenclature: Sanskrit writing skills : Marks 60 (4 credits)
i) Comprehension: 15 Marks
ii) Essay writing: 15 Marks
iii) Story writing : 15 Marks
iv) Translation from Sanskrit to English/Hindi/Marathi: 15 Marks
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Translation from Marathi, Hindi, or
English to Sanskrit (Minimum 1000 words)
Bibliography:
1. RamakantTripathi, Anuvad- ratnakarah, ChowkhambaVidyabhavan,
Varanasi, 2010
2. M. P. Degvekar, Laghu- nibandhasangraha, I &II, HerambPrakashan,
Pune, 2003
3. JanardanHegde, Shuddhikaumudi, Sanskrit Bharati, Bangalore, 2008
4. Jyotsna Khare and Mrinalini Kulkarni, Sulabh Sanskrit -lekhan, Diamond
Publication, Pune, 2007
5. Acharya Vishwanathshastri, Adarsh Sanskrit NibandhRatnamala, MLBD,
Delhi, 1991
6. Chand radharNautial (Hamsa), Brihad Anuvadchandrika, MLBD, Delhi,
1962
Paper II
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
i) Svapnavasavadattam ofBhasa: Marks 40
ii) Modern literature (Selected Poems by HarshadevMadhav,
Ravindrakumar Pandya, HarishchandraRenapurkar, Kamal Abhyankar
etc.) Marks 20 (List of Poems: Mahanagari, Sinivali, Na hi
gantumarhasi, Kavisammelanam, Varshamangalam,
Bhrashtacharaparakashtha, Astamgatohaasrutishastribhanu,
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AhodhanyaKalpana Chawla saa, Yakshayasvagatoktih, Manjusha,
Nadis amdrayohdurvabhashavartalapah, He
mahakaltesadaramvandanam
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Assignment on any passage from
the Ramayana or Mahabharata upto 200 shlokas (Marks 20)
Bibliography:
1. Prof. Ram Shevalkar, Mahakavi -bhasa -krutPratijnanayaugandharayana –
Svapnavasavadatta, Prasad Prakashan, Pune, 1996
2. M. D. Paradkaret. al. SvapanvasavadattamofBhasa, Aryabhushan Press,
Pune, 1972
3. K. P. A. Menon, Complete Plays of Bhasa, Volume I- III, Nag Publishers,
Delhi, 1996
4. Kamal Abhyankar, Gunjanam, Asha Gurjar, Mumbai, 2001
5. RishirajAgnihotri, Agneyah, Agni Prakashan, Raigadh (Gujrat), 1994
6. HarishchandraRenapurkar, Kavyodyanam, Gulbarga, 2006
7. HarishchandraRenapurkar, Shraddha -kusumanjali, Gulbarga, 2007
8. HarishchandraRenapurkar, Kavyanirjarah, Gulbarga , 2006
9. Devdutt Bhatti, Seeneevaalee, ShabdashriPrakashan, Agra, 1987
10. Ravindrakumar Panda, Pratidhvanih, Baroda, 1996
11. Ravindrakumar Panda, Kavyakairavam, Baroda, 2007
12. HarshadeoMadhav, Nishkrantahsarve, Sanskrit SahityaAkademi,
Gandhinagar, 1997
Paper III
Nomenclature: Darshana Literature: Marks 60(4 credits)
i) Selection from Charvakadarshan from Sarvadarshana -sangraha
ii) SadhanapadaofYogasutra and
iii) Selected portion from Arthasangraha: Mangalacarana, Bhavana, Mantra,
Namadheya, Nishedha and Arthavada
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Project work on दशर्न s other
than Samkhya, Yoga and PurvaMimamsa
Bibliography:
1. R. P. Kangle, Srimanmadhavacharya -pranitaSarvadarshanasangraha,
Maharashtra RajyaSahityasanskritimandal, Mumbai, 1985
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2. Dr.Devisahaya Pandeya (Deep), Patanjala yoga darshanam with
Vyasabhasya, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Prathisthana, Delhi, 2013.
3. Kameshwarnath Mishra, Arthasangraha, Chowkhamba, Varanasi, 2010
4. GajananshastriMusalgaonkar, Mimamsadarshankavivechanatmakitihas,
Chowkhamba, Varanas i, 1992
5. M. Hiriyanna, The Essentials of Indian Philosophy, George Allen and
Unwin Ltd, London, 1960
Paper IV
Nomenclature: Ancient Indian Polity: Marks 60 (4 credits)
i)कौ�टलीयअथर्शा� : Marks 40
a) Political Management in Kautilya’sArthashastra
b) Financial Management in Kautilya’sArthashastra
ii) Epigraphy: Marks 20
Epigraphs -
a) 4th Delhi Topra Pillar inscription of Ashoka,
b) Pune Copperplate of Prabhavatigupta,
c) Mandasor Inscription of YashodharmaVishnuvardhana
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Project on any epigraph other
than the abovementioned.
Bibliography
1. T. Ganapati -shastri, Kautilya –Arthashastra, Vols I -III,
BharatiyaVidyaPrakashan, Delhi, 1990
2. R. P. Kangle, KautileeyaArthasastra, Maharashtra RajyaSahityaSanskriti
Mandal, Mumbai, 1982
3. RadhavallabhTripathi, Kautilya’sArthashastra and Modern World,
PratibhaPrakashan, Delhi, 1991
4. S. R. Goyal, India as known to Kautilya and Megasthenes, Kusumanjali,
Jodhpur, 2001
5. MangalaMirasdar, KautiliyaArthash astra: Ek Adhyayan,
SuparnaPrakashan, Pune, 2011
6. B. L. Rajpurohit, PracheenBharatiyaAbhilekh, ShivalikPrakashan, Delhi,
2007
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7. Ranjitsingh Saini, Abhilekhmanjusha, New Bharatiya Book Corporation,
Delhi, 2010
8. Rajkumar Tiwari, Religious Study of Sanskrit Inscriptions, Abhishek
Prakashan, Delhi, 2010
MA Part I Semester II
Paper I
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Grammar : Marks 60 (4 credits)
i) Laghusiddhantakaumudi : Sandhi prakarana Marks 30
ii) Laghusiddhantakaumudi: Samasaprakarana Marks 30
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Story writing/Report writing/
Dialogue writing in Sanskrit minimum 1000 words
Bibliography:
i) Ramavadh Pandey, Laghusiddhantakaumudi,
VishwavidyalayPrakashan, Varanasi, 1999
ii) James Ballantyne, The Laghusiddhantakaumudi, Chowkhamba, Delhi,
2005
iii) ShreedharanandaShastri, Laghusiddhantakaumudi, MLBD, Delhi,
2002
iv) Gomati Prasad Mishra, Laghusiddhantakaumudi, Chowkhamba,
Varanasi, 1992
v) YudhisthiraMimamsaka, Sanskrit Vyakarana -shastrakaitihasa,
RamlalKapur Trust, Sonipat, Samvat 2051
Paper II
Nomenclature: Sanskrit Poetics : Marks: 60 (4 credits)
i) Kavyaprakash4th chapter 41 b
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Application of Rasa and/or
Dhvanito Sanskrit verses Minimum 10 verses from Bhaminivilas
Bibliography:
1. Krishna Kumar, Alankarshastrakaitihas, Sahityabhandar, Meerut, 1975
2. P. V. Kane, Sanskrit Kavyashastrakaitihas, MLBD, Delhi, 1994
3. S.K. De, History of Sanskrit Poetics, Oriental Book Centre, Delhi, 2006
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4. Babulal Shukla, Kavyaprakash, Nag Prakashan, Delhi, 1995
5. VamanacharyaZalkikar, Kavyaprakash of Mammta, BORI, Pune, 1983
6. S. N. Ghoshal, Kavyaprakash of Mammata -bhatta, Chowkhamba,
Varanasi, 1973
Paper III
Nomenclature: Vedic literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
i) Selections from Rigveda : Marks 20
Agni I.1, Indra II. 12, Rudra II. 33, Varuna VII. 88, Yama X. 14, Aksha X.
34, Purusha X. 90
ii) Selections from Atharvaveda : Marks 20
I. 23, I. 29, III. 12, III. 17, IV. 8, V. 13, V. 22
iii) Nirukta (Chapter I & II)
Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits): Appreciation/interpretation of
any one hymn either from Rigveda or Atharvaveda other than the
abovementioned with minimum 7 mantras
Bibliography:
1. Sitaramshastri, Nirukta of Yaskamuni, Vol I, Parimal Publications, Delhi,
2002
2. L. Sarup, NighantutathaNirukta, MLBD, Delhi, 1967
3. Rigvedasamhita with Sayanabhasya, VolsI- V, VaidikSamshodhan
Mandal, Pune, 1984
4. ShripadSatawlekar, Rigveda kasubodh -bhasya, Vols. I to IV, Swadhyay
Mandal, Pardi, 1992
5. H. D. Velankar, Rksuktashati, BharatiyaVidyaBhavan, Mumbai, 1972
6. Ramsvarup Gaud, Sayanabhasyasahita Atharvaveda -samhita,
ChowkhambaVidyaBhavan, Varanasi,1997
7. W. D. Whitney, Atharvaveda Samhita, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2000
Paper IV
Nomenclature: Classical Sanskrit literature: Marks 60 (4 credits)
i) 4th canto Raghuvamsa – Raghudigvijay: Marks 40
ii) कादंबर� (Mahashveta- vritanta ): Marks 20
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Internal Assignment: Marks 20 (2 credits) : Powerpoint Presentation in
Sanskrit on any work on Modern Sanskrit Literature after 1950
Bibliography:
1. V. K. Noolkar, Panchamahakavye aniRaghuvamsha, Prasad Prakashan,
Pune, 2012
2. M. R. Kale, Raghuvamsham of Kalidasa, MLBD, Delhi, 1997
3. VidyadharBhide, RaghuvamshatilUpama- saundarya, RuturajPrakashan,
Pune, 2014
4. Durga Bhagwat, Rasayamayi, Varada Books, Pune, 1988
5. Durga Bhagwat, BanachiKadambari, Varada Books, Pune, 1988
6. Mohandev Pant, KadambariPoorvabhaga, MLBD, Delhi, 1971
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