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Date: Signature Date:
Date: Signature:
Name of BOS Chairperson / Dean:
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No. Heading Particulars
1 Title of the Course Veda
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 1 Semester
6 Level P.G. / U.G./ Diploma / Certificate
7 Pattern Yearly / Semester
8 Status New / Revised
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 Veda
2 Course Code UDSKT VEDA
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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Veda Syllabus for M. A. II (Sem ester III)
Preamble and Objectives:
This course is one of the electives offered for MA Part II Semester III. Course
encompasses various aspects of Vedic studies. It strikes a balance between
traditional and modern approaches towards Vedic comprehension. It includes
traditional methodology of Veda - Vedanga Abhyasa , and modern ideas like
interpretations on the basis of various literary and sociological theories.
Course aims at empowering the student with a holistic understanding of one of
the most ancient banks of varied knowledge, viz., Vedas.
Paper I : Vedic Suktas and Commentary literature
Unit I : Select hymns from Rigveda, Shukla Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda with
Sayana Bhasya (RV V.83 Parjanya, RV X.146 Aranyani, RV I. 116 Ashvinau,
AV V.5 Laksha , AV II.29 Dirghayushya, AV III.30 Sammanasya, SY Bhadra,
SY Shivasankalpa) (2 Credits) (30)
Unit II : Rigveda -bhashya -bhumika of Sayanacharya (2 Credit s) (30)
Assignment on Suktas in light of other commentaries- other hymns
Paper II : Krishna Yajurveda and Brahmanas
Unit I : Taittiriy a Samhita - I.1.1- 13 (Darshapurnamasa section with Sayana-
Bhatta Bhaskara Bhasya) (2 Credits) (30)
Unit II : Shunahshepa Akhyana from Aitareya Brahmana and Pururava -Urvashi
Akhyana from Shatapatha Brahmana (2 Credits) (30)
Assignment on any other story in Brahmana Literature apart from the ones
mentioned above.
Paper III : Vedangas
Unit I : Paraskara Grihya Sutra - Vivaha Kandika (2 Credits) (30)
Unit II: Rigveda Pratishakhya Patalas 1 and 2 (2 Credits) (30)
Assignment - PPT on the relationship between Panini and Pratishakhyas
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Paper IV: Vedic Interpretation and Brihaddevata
Unit I: Select Portion of Brihaddevata (Story of Gritsamada, Indra , and the
Daityas - IV.65 -78, Birth of Vasishtha and Agastya - V.143 -159, Story of Sarama
and the Panis- VIII.24- 36) (2 Credits) (30)
Unit II : Schools of Vedi c interpretation (Nairukta, Aitihasika, Yajnika,
Philological, and Philosophical) and prominent Indologists (Aurobindo,
Dayananda, Dange, Dandekar, Bhandarkar, etc.) (2 Credits) (30)
Assignment - Review of any book on Vedic literature (excluding Upanishads,
Vyakarana Ve danga, and Jyotish Vedanga)
Paper V: Vedic Grammar
Unit I: Vaidiki Prakriya from Siddhanta Kaumudi (2 Credits) ( 30)
Unit II: Svara Prakriya from Siddhanta Kaumudi (2 Credits) (30)
Assignment on Vedic Metres
Paper Pattern:
Paper I: Vedic Suktas and Commentary literature
Unit I : i. Translate and annotate (1 out of 2) 10
ii. Translate and annotate (1 out of 2) 10
iii. Translate and annotate (1 out of 2) 10
Unit II: Essay type questions (2 out of 3 ) 30
Paper II: Krishna Yajurveda and Brahmanas
Unit I: Essay type questions (2 out of 3 ) 30
Unit II: Essay type questions ( 2 out of 3 ) 30
Paper III: Vedangas
Unit I : Essay type questions (2 out of 3 ) 30
Unit II : Short Notes ( 3 out of 5) 30
Paper IV: Vedic Interpretation and Brihaddevata
Unit I : Short Notes ( 3 out of 5) 30
Unit II: Essay type questions (2 out of 3 ) 30
Paper V: Vedic Grammar
Unit I: i. Explain the Sutras (2 out of 3 ) 15
ii. Explain the Formations (3 out of 5) 15
Unit II: i. Explain the Sutras (2 out of 3 ) 15
ii. Explain the Formations (2 out of 3) 15
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Select Bibliography :
1. Rigveda Samhita with Sayanabhasya, Vaidik Samshodhan Mandal, Pune
2. Riksuktashati, H. D. Velankar, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
3. Sayanabhashya -sameta Atharvaveda Samhita, Ram Svarup Gaud, Chowkhamba
Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi
4. Atharvaveda Samhita, W. D. Whitney
5. Taittiriya Samhita, Vaidik Samshodhan Mandal, Pune
6. Taittiriya Samhita, Dhundiraj Shastri Bapat, Pune
7. Shatapatha Brahmana, Sacred Books of the East Series
8. Aitareya Brahmana, Ed. Maurice Haug
9. Paraskara Grihya Sutra , Ed. Sudhakar Malaviya
10. Studies in the Vedic and Indo- Iranian Religion and Literature, Vol. I and II, Dr.
Vidya Niwas Misra
11. Understanding Vedic Karmakanda, Vol. I and II, G. K. Kannan
12. Brihaddevata, A. A. Macdonell
13. History of Sanskrit Literature, M. Wint ernitz
14. Vaiyakaranasiddhantakaumudi , Marathi Translation by M.D. Sathe
15. Vaiyakaranasiddhantakaumudi , English Translation by S. C. Vasu
16. साथर् ऋग्वेद �ाितशाख्य , पं. िशवरामशा�ी िशं�े
17. Secret of the Vedas - Shri Aurobindo