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SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Subject Subject
Code No.
04 Sanskrit
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007
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[04] : SANSKRIT
Syllabus And Sample Questions
NOTE : STRUCTURE OF PAPER II AND REVISED STRUCTURE OF PAPER III PLEASE
SEE PAGE NUMBER ONE.
PAPER-II
1. VEDIC LITERATURE
Deities :
Agni; Savit ; Vi u; Indra; Rudra; B haspati; Asvin ; Varu a; Usas; Soma
Subject matter of :
Sa hit s; Brahma as and Ara yakas; Upani ads
Dialoge Hymns :
Pururav -Urvas ;

Yama-Yam , Sarm -Pa i, Visv mitra-Nadi
History of Vedic Literature :
Main theories regarding the age of the gveda-Maxmuller, A.Weber
Jacobi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, M. Winternitz, Indian traditional views
Arrangement of the gveda
Recensions of the Sa hit s
Ved gas :
Sik , Kalpa, Vy kara a, Nirukta, Chandas, Jyotis
2. DARSANA
S khyak rik of Isvarakr a :
Satk ryav da, Puru a-svar pa, Prakrti-svar pa, Sr tikrama, Pratyayasarga, Kaivalya
Ved ntas ra of Sad nanda :
Anubandha-catu taya, Aj na, Adhy ropa-Apav da, Lingasar rotpatti, Pa cikara a, Vivarta, Jivanmukti
Tarkabh of Kesavamisra/Tarkasamgraha of Annambhatta :
Pad rth, K ra a, Pram a, Pratyak a, Anum na, Upam na, Sabda
3. GRAMMAR AND LINGUISTICS
Grammar :
Definitions-Sa hit , Gu a, V ddhi, Pr tipadika, Nad , Ghi, Upadh , Ap kta, Gati, Pada, Vibh ,
Savar a, Ti, Prag hya, Sarvan masth na, Ni h
K raka : As per Siddh ntakaumud
Sam sa : As per Laghusiddh ntakaumud
Linguistics :
Definition and types of languages-geneological and morphological
Classification of Languages
Speech-mechanism and classification of sounds : stops, fricatives, semi-vowels and vowels
Phonetic Laws
Characteristics of the three types of Indo-Aryan
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4. SANSKRIT LITERATURE AND POETICS
General study of the following works :
Poetry : Raghuvamsa, Meghaduta, Kir t rjun ya, Sisup lavadha, Nai adhiyacarita,
Buddhacarita
Prose : Dasakum racarita, Har acarita, K dambar
Drama : Svapnav savadatt , Abhij ns kuntala, M cchaka ika, Uttarar macarita, Mudrarak asa,
Ratn val , Ve n sa h ra
Poetics :
S hityadarpa a :
Definition of K vya
Refutation of other definitions of k vya
Sabdasakti-
Sa ketagraha, Abhidh , Lak a , Vyanjan
Rasa-Types of Rasas with their sth yi bh vas
Types of R paka
Characteristics of N taka
Characteristics of Mah k vya
PAPER-III(A)
[CORE GROUP]
Unit-I
Samhitas :
Study of the following hymns :
rgveda-Agni[1.1], Indra[2.12], Purusa[10.90], Hiranyagarbha[10.121], N sadiya[10.129], V k[10.125]
Atharvaveda-Prthivi [12.1]
Brahmanas and Aranyakas :
General characteristics, Peculiarities, Darsapaurnam sa sacrifice
Legends-Suna sepa and V manas, Pa camah yaj as
Grammar and Schools of Vedic Interpretation :
Padapatha
Accent-Ud tta, Anud tta and Svarita
Points of difference between Vedic and Classical Sanskrit
Schools of Vedic Interpretation-Traditional and Modern
Unit-II
Study of the contents and main concepts with special reference to the following Upanisads :
Isa, Katha, Kena, B had ra yaka, Taittiriya
Unit-III
General and brief introduction of Ved ngas
Nirukta (Chapters I and II)
Four-fold division of Padas-Concept of Nama, Concept of Akhy ta
Meaning of Upasargas, Categories of Nip tas
Six states of Action (Sa bh vavik ra)
Purposes of the study of Nirukta
Principles of Etymology
Etymology of the following words :
Ac rya, Vira, Hrada, Go, Samudra, V tra, Aditya, U as, Megha,
V k, Udak, Nadi, Asva, Agni, Jatavedas, Vaisv nara, Nighantu
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Unit-IV
Mah bh sya (Paspas hnika) :
Definition of Sabda
Relation between Sabda and Artha
Purposes of the study of grammar
Definition of Vy kara a
Result of the proper use of word
Method of grammar
Siddh ntakaumud :
Ti anta (Bh and Edh only)
K danta (K tya Prakriy only)
Taddita (Matvarth ya)
K raka
Str pratyaya
Linguistics :
Definition of language
Classification of languages (geneological and morphological)
Speech-mechanism with special reference to Sanskrit sounds
causes of phonetic-change
Phonetic laws (Grimm, Grassmann and Verner)
Directions of samantic change and reasons of change
Definition of V kya and its types
General and brief introduction of Indo-European family of languages
Difference between Bh and V k
Difference between language and dialect
Unit-V
Expalanation and critical questions
S khyak rik of Isvarakri a
Ved ntas ra of Sad nand
Arthasa graha of Laug k i Bh skara
Unit-VI
R m yana
Arrangement of the R m ya a
Legends in the R m ya a
Society in the R m yana
R m ya a as a source of later Sanskrit works
Literary value of the R m ya a
Mahabharata
Arrangement of the Mah bh rata
Legends in the Mah bh rata
Society in the Mah bh rata
Mah bh rata as a source of later Sanskrit works
Literary value of the Mah bh rata
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Pur nas
Definition of Pur a
Mah pur as and Upapur as
Pur ic cosmology
Pur as and Secular Arts
Pur ic legends
Unit-VII
Kau il ya Arthas stra (First ten Adhik ra)
Manusm ti (I, II and VII Adhy yas)
Y j avalkyasm ti (Vyavah r dhyaya only)
Unit-VIII
Poetry :
Raghuvamsa (I and XIV Cantos)
Kir t rjun ya (I Canto)
Sisup lavadha (I Canto)
Nai adhiyacarita (I Canto)
Prose :
Dasakum racaritam (VIII Ucchv sa)
Har acaritam (V Ucchv sa)
K dambar (Mahasveta V tt nta)
Kavyasastra :
K vyaprak sa-K vyalak a a, K vyaprayojana, K vyahetu, K vyabheda, Sabdasakti,
Abhihit nvayav da, Anvit bhidh nav da, Concept of Rasa and discussion of Rasasutra, Rasado a,
K vyagu a
Alamk ras-Anupr sa, Sle a, Vakrokti, Upam , Rupaka, Utprek , Sam sokti, Apahnuti, Nidarsan ,
Arth ntarany sa, D t nta, Vibh van , Vise okti, Sankara, Sans ti
Dhv nyaloka (I Udyota)
Unit-IX
N ya-Karnabh ra, Abhijn nas kuntala, Uttarar macarita, Mudr r k asa, Ratn vali
N yas stra-Na yasastra of Bharata (I, II and VI Adhy ya), Dasarupaka (I and III Prak sa)
Unit-X
Tarkasa graha (with D pik )
Tarkabh of Kesavamisra
A study of the concept of Pram t , Prameya, Pram a and Pramiti
PAPER-III (B)
[ELECTIVE / OPTIONAL]
Elective-I
Samhitas :
Study of the following hymns :
Rgveda
Varuna [1.25]
Surya [1.125]
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Usas [3.61]
Parjanya [5.83]
Sukla Yajurveda
Sivasa kalpa [1.6]
Praj pati [1.5]
Atharvaveda
R r bhivardhanam [1.29]
K la [10.53]
Br hmana :
Subject-matter
Vidhi and its types
Agnihotra and Agni oma Sacrifices
Affiliation of the Br hmana texts with different Samhit s
kpr tis khya :
Definitions of the following :
Sam n k ara, Sandhyak ara, Agho a, So man, Svarabhakti, Yama, Rakta, Samyoga, Pragrhya, Riphita
Nirukta (VII Adhyaya-Daivata K nda)
Types of Mantras
Characteristics of Deities
Number of Deities
Elective-II
V kyapadiya (Brahmak nda)
Nature of Sphota, Natue of Sabda-Brahma, Powers of Sabda Brahma, Relation between Sphota and
Dhvani, Relation between Sabda and Artha, Types of Dhvani, Levels of language
Siddh ntakaumud
Sam sa, Parasmaipadavidh na, Atmanep davidh na
P in yasik
Elective-III
Yogas tra-Vy sabh ya
Cittabh mi, Cittav ttis, Concept of Isvara, Yog gas, Sam dhi Kaivalya
Ved nta : Brahmasutra-S nkarabh ya (1.1)
Ny ya-Vaise ika : Ny yasiddh nta-Mukt bali (Anum na Kha a)
Sarvadarsana-sangraha : Jainism, Buddhism
Elective-IV
Kavya-prakasa (II and V Ull sa)
Vakroktijivitam (I Unmesa)
K vyamim ns (I to V Adhy yas)
Rasagang dhara (I Anana up to Rasanirupa a)
Elective-V
palaeography :
History of the decipherment of the Br hmi Script
Antiquity of the art of writing in India
Theories of the origin of the Br hm Script
Types of Epigraphic/a records
Br hmi Script of the Mauryan and Gupta periods
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Inscriptions of Asoka :
Major Rock Edicts
Major Pillar Edicts
Gujarr Minor Rock Edict
Maski Rock Edict
Rummindei Pillar Edict
Bilingual Inscription from K ndh ra
Post-Mauryan Inscriptions :
S ran tha Buddhist Image Inscription of Kaniskas regal-year 3
Manki l Inscription of Kaniska's regalyear 18
N sik Cave Inscription of Nahap nas time (years 41,42,45)
Girn r Rock Inscription of Rudrad man
H thigumph Inscription of Kh ravela
Gupta and post-Gupta Inscriptions :
Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
Mathura Stone Inscription of Chandragupta IIs reign-year 61
Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
Bilsad Pillar Inscription of the time of Kum ragupta I
Damodarpur Copper Plate Inscription of Kum ragupta I- year 128
Girn r Rock Inscription of Skandagupta
Indore Copper Plate Inscription of Skandagupta
Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
Mandasor Stone Inscription of the Guild of silk weavers
Poona Copper Plate Inscription of Prabh vati Gupt
Eran Inscription of Toram na
Gwalior Inscription of Mihirakula
Mandasor Pillar Inscription of Yasodharman
Mandasor Stone Inscription of Yasodharman-Visnuvardhana
Bodhagaya Inscription of Mah n man
N land Stone Inscription of the time of Yasovarmadeva
Aphsad Stone Inscription of Adityasena
Deobarn rka Inscription of Jivitagupta II
M liy Copper Plate Inscription of Dharasena II
Ha ah Inscription of Is navarman
Ban skher Copper Plate Inscription of Harsa
Aihole Stone Inscription of Pulakesin II
Gwalior Inscription of Pratih ra King Mihirbhoja
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