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Date: Signature :
Name of BOS Chairperson / Dean : ______________ ______________ Sr.
No. Heading Particulars
1 Title of the
Course Classical Sanskrit Literature
2 Eligibility for
Admission As per university rules
3 Passing
Marks 24 for Theory and 16 for internal marks for
each paper
4 Ordinances / Regulations ( if any) As per university rules
5 No. of Years / Semesters One Semester
6 Level P.G. / U.G./ Diploma / Certificate
( Strike out which is not applicable)
7 Pattern Yearly / Semester
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8 Status New / Revised
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9 To be implemented
from Academic Year From Academic Year 2017 -18
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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Syllabus for Approval
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1 Title of the Course Classical Sanskrit Literature
2 Course Code UDSKTCSL
3 Preamble / Scope Enclosed
4 Objective of Course Enclosed
5 Eligibility As per university rules
6 Fee Structure As per university rules
7 No. of Lectures As per university rules
8 No. of Practical NA
9 Duration of the Course One Semester
10 Notional hours As per university rules
11 No. of Students per Batch As per university rules
12 Selection As per university rules
13 Assessment As per university rules
14 Syllabus Details Enclosed
15 Title of the Unit Enclosed
16 Title of the Sub-Unit Enclosed
17 Semester wise Theory Enclosed
18 Semester wise List of
Practical NA
19 Question Paper Pattern Enclosed
20 Pattern of Practical Exam NA
21 Scheme of Evaluation of
Project / Internship As per university rules
22 List of Suggested Reading Enclosed
23 List of Websites NA
24 List of You -Tube Videos NA
25 List of MOOCs NA
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Essentials Elements of the Syllabus
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Preamble and Objectives -
This course is one of the electives offered for MA -II - SEM III. A language is
well-understood through various literary sources available. Keeping the same
thing in mind, the syllabus of this course has been designed. The course
encompasses popular literar y forms of Sanskrit language like Mahakavya,
Khandakavya, Drama, Champu and Prose thereby giving a holistic idea of the
literature to the students. The texts acquaint the student with various ideas and
literary devices prevalent at that time.
The assignmen ts also aim to enable the student to read a particular text
thoroughly and try to appreciate and analyze it.
Classical Sanskrit Literature Syllabus for M. A. II (Semester III)
Paper I: Mahakavyas
Unit I: Ashvaghosha’s Saundarananda - Canto I (1 Credit) (15)
Unit II: Shriharsha’s Naishadhiyacharitam - Canto I (1 Credit) (15)
Unit I II: Comparative analysis of Bharavi’s Kiratarjuniyam and Magha’s
Shishupalavadham - Canto I (1 Credit) (15)
Unit IV: Kalhana’ s Rajatarangini - Canto I (1 Credit) (15)
Assignment : Appreciation of any other canto other than the ones mentioned
above.
Paper II: Dramas
Unit I: Shudraka’s Mri chchhakatikam (2 Credit s) (30 )
Unit II: Vishakhadatta’s Mudrarakshasam (2 Credits) (30)
Assignment : Appreciation of any other Rupaka/ Uparupaka other than Nat aka
and Prakarana.
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Paper I II: Prose
Unit I: Subandhu’s Vasavadatta - Uchchhvasa I (1 Credit) (15)
Unit I I: Harshacharita- Uchchhvasa III (1 Credit) (15)
Unit II I: Dandi’s Dashakaumaracharitam - Uchchhvasa I (1 Credit) (15)
Unit III: Comparative study of Vetala -panchavimshati -katha and
Simhasana- dvatrimshika (1 Credit) (15)
Assignment : On Panchatantra/ Hitopadesha
Paper I V: Khandakavya
Unit I: Meghaduta (2 Credit) (30)
Unit II: Ritusamhara (2 Cr edit) (30)
Assignment : Dutakavyas other than Meghaduta
Paper V : Other literary forms
Unit I: History of Champu literature (2 Credit s) (30)
Unit II: Jagannatha’s Gangalahari (1 Credit) (15)
Unit III: Gnomic literature (1 Credit) (15)
Assignment : Devotional literature other than Gangalahari
Paper Pattern:
Paper I: Mahakavyas
Unit 1: Reference to context OR Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15) Unit 2 : Translate and annotate OR Reference to context (2 out of 3) (15)
Unit 3 : Essay type (1 out of 2) OR short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
Unit 4 : Essay type (1 out of 2) OR short Notes (2 out of 3) OR Reference to
context (2 out of 3) (15)
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Paper II: Dramas
Unit 1: i. Reference to context OR short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
ii. Essay type (1 out of 2) (15)
Unit 2: i. Reference to context OR short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
ii. Essay type (1 out of 2) (15)
Paper III: Prose
Unit 1: R eference to context OR Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
Unit 2: Essay type (1 out of 2) OR Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
Unit 3: S hort Notes (2 out of 3) OR Reference to context (2 out of 3) (15)
Unit 4: Essay type (1 out of 2) OR Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
Paper IV: Khandakavya
Unit 1: i. Translate and annotate (2 out of 3) (15)
ii. Essay type (1 out of 2) (15)
Unit 2: i. Translate and annotate (2 out of 3) (15)
ii. Essay type (1 out of 2) (15)
Paper V: Other literary forms
Unit 1: i. Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15) ii. Essay type (1 out of 2) (15)
Unit 2: Translate and annotate (2 out of 3) (15) Unit 3: Essay type (1 out of 2) OR Short Notes (2 out of 3) (15)
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Select Bibliography:
1. Saundaranda Mahakavya of Shri Ashvaghosha, Chaukhamba Surabharati
Prakashan, Varanasi
2. Naishadhiyacharitam by Narayanram Acharya, Chaukhamba Vidyabhavan, Varanasi
3. Naishadhiyacharitam by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri, Chaukhamba Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi
4. Kiratarjuniyam of Bharavi, Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation, Chaukhamba Surabharati Prakashan, Varanasi
5. Shishupalavadha, Marathi Translation by V.K. Noolkar, Prasad Prakashan, Pune
6. Shishupalavadha Mahakavyam – Prathamah Sargah, Janardanashastri Pandey,
Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
7. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini – A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir, M. A. Stein,
Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
8. Kings of Kashmira – A Translation of Sanskrit Work, Vol. 1 to 3, Jogesh
Chunder Dutt, Gulshan Publishers, New Delhi
9. The Mrichchhaka tika of Shudraka, M.R. Kale, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers
Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
10. Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta, M.R. Kale, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers
Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
11. Mahakavi -Subandhu- virachita Vasavadatta, Chaukhamba Vidyabhavan, Varanasi
12. Subandhu’s Vasavadatta – A Sanskrit Romance, Louis H. Gray, Motilal
Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
13. The Harshacharita of Banabhatta, P.V. Kane, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers
Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
14. Dashakumaracharitam of Dandi, Sanskrit text with Engl ish Notes by M. R. Kale,
Gopal Narayan and Co., Bombay
15. Vikram & the Vampire; or Tales of Hindu Devilry, Richard Burton, Longmans,
Green, and Co., London
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16. Simhasana Dvatrims ika, Haksar A. N. D., Penguin Classics
17. Panchatantra by M.R. Kale, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
18. Narayana’s Hitopadesha, Haksar A. N. D., Penguin Classics
19. Meghaduta, M. R. Kale, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
20. Ritusamhara of Kalidas, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
21. Champu Kavya ka Aalochanatmaka evam Aitihasika Adhyayana, Dr.
Chavinatha Tripathi, Chaukhamba Prakashan, Varanasi
22. Sanskrit Champu Kavya by Kusum Bhuriya, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi
23. Jagannatha Pandita’s Gangalahari, Neelakanth Publications, Pune
24. A History of Sanskrit Literture, A.B. Keith, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt.
Ltd., Delhi
25. Abhijata Sanskrit Sahityacha Itihasa by Gokhale, Mahulikar, Vaidya, Ritayana,
Mumbai