COURSE OF STUDIES IN

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN

SANSKRIT

(Choice based credit system)

Syllabus under NEP-2020
SANSKRIT

TRIPURA UNIVERSITY
(A Central University)

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 1st Year
Semester –I
Major Discipline Specific Courses (Core) Marks : 100

Course - I Sanskrit Grammar Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara -Sanskrit Grammar

Unit-II: Basic Grammar-Declensions of words (ending in vowels & Consonants), forms
of verbs (All conjugation, Parasmaipada, atmanepada, Tenses-Present, Imperfect past,
Imperative, Potential, Imperfect past, Imperative, Potential), case-governing, dissolving the
Sandhis. Past participle (Active and Passive), Infinitives, Gerund, Passive Potential Participles,
adjectives, Antonyms & Synonyms.
Unit-III: Laghusiddhāntakaumudī (Sañjā & Paribhāṣā)
Unit-IV: Unseen Passage: Questions to be answered in Sanskrit, developing a Paragraph
from given Points in Sanskrit & Unseen Passage Translation from Sanskrit to Medium Opted,
Essay & Report writing in Sanskrit.

Books recommended:
1. Janaki Nath Sastri : Helps to the Study of Sanskrit
2. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar : Samagra Vyakaran Koumudi
3. Laghu Siddhanta Koumudi – (vol-1) – MLBD, Delhi
4. P. C. Lahiri : Paniniyam
5. Ayodhya Nath Sanyal : Vaiyakaran Siddhanta Koumudi (Samjna-Paribhasa)

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

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 Course – II Sanskrit Nīti Literature Marks :100
Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara - Sanskrit Nīti Literature

Unit-II: Hitopadeśa (Mitralābha)
Unit-III: Nītiśatakam of Bhartrihari
Unit-IV: Viduranīti

Books Recommended :
1. Hitopodesh : Niranjan Misra/ Narayan Rama Acharya (Nirnaya Sagar)
2. Pandit Jivananda Vidyasagar , Hitopodesh, Swarasvati Press, Kolkata.
3. M.R. Kale (Ed), Nitisatakam of Bhartrihari, MLBD, Delhi
4. Vidur Niti, Gita Press
5. Nitisatakam, Satya Narayan Chakraborty, SPB
6. P.V. Kane : History of Dharmasastra
7. S.K. Mitra : The Ethics of Hindus

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

Minor/Elective
Marks - 100
Course-1 Ethics in Sanskrit Literature Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara̅ : Ethics in Sanskrit Literature

Unit-II: Pancatantra-Mitralabha
Unit-III: Isopanisad
Unit-IV Srimadbhagavadgita-2nd chapter (Samkhyayoga)

Books Recommended:
1. S.K. Mitra : The Ethics of Hindus
2. Swami Gambhirananda : Ishopanisad
3. Jagadish Shastri (Ed) :Upanishad-Samgraha ,MLBD, Delhi

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 4. Srimad Bhagabad Gita : Jagadish Ch. Ghosh
5. Niranjan Misra (Ed) : Mitralabha
6. Baladev Upadhayaya : Samaskrita Sahitya ka Itihasa, Choukhamba Publication,Varnasi

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

Interdisciplinary Marks :100

Course-1 Political discourses in Sanskrit Credit:3

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara̅ : Political discourses in Sanskrit

Unit-II: Manusmriti-ch-Ist
Unit-III: Mahabharata-Śantiparva (Apaddharma)
Unit-IV Artha Sastra-Vinayadhikarana

Books Recommended
1. A.B. Keith : A History of Sanskrit Literature, Oxford University Press, London
2. Dr. Anil Ch. Basu : Manusanhita, SPB, Kolkata
3. Dr. Ashok Kr.Bandopadhayay : Manusanhita, SPB, Kolkata
4. P. V. Kane : History of Dharmasastra
5. A. S. Altekar : State and Government in Ancient India
6. H.P. Sastri :Mahabharata (vol-7), London, 1952-59
7. R. P. Kangala(Ed) : Arthashastra of Kautilya, MLBD, Delhi, 1965

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

Skill Enhancement Courses/ Vocational Credit: 3

Common Value Added Courses/Project/Internship/Survey
Course-I Prescribed VAC Project/Internship/Survey Credit: 2

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 Semester –II

Major Discipline Specific Courses (Core) Marks: 100

Course – III Sanskrit Literature (Prose and Poetry) Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara -Classical Sanskrit Literature

Unit-II: Kirātārjunīyam (Sarga-I)
Unit-III: Raghuvamśam (Sarga-I)
Unit-IV: Daśakumāracaritam ( Rājvāhanacaritam)

Books Recommended:
1. A.A.Macdonell : A History of Sanskrit Literature
2. Radhaballava Tripathi : Sanskrita Sahitya: Binsha Shatabdi (RSKS)
3. S.N.Dasgupta and S.K. De : A History of Sanskrit Literature
4. Dr.Ashok Kumar Bandopadhyaya :Kiratarjuniyam (Sarga-I)
5. Dr. Satya Narayan Chakraborty : Raja Vahana Charitam, SBD, Kolkata
6. Raghubangsha : Naba Patra Prakashan, Kolkata

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

Course – IV Vedic Literature Marks :100

Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara -Vedic literature

Unit-II: Vedic selection (Agni-I:1, Indra-II:12, Akṣa-X:34, Samjňana-X:191, Devī –
X.125, Hiraṇyagarbha-X:121)
Unit-III: Kenopanisad
Unit-IV: Vedic Grammar ( Declension, Subjunctive Mood, Gerunds, Upasarga, Sandhi,
Vedic Accent, Padapāṭha)

Books Recommended:
1. Yogiraj Basu : Veder Porichoy, Kolkata
2. K.C. Chatterjee :Vedic Selections, Part I and II
3. R.E.Hume : Thirteen Principal Upanishads,Shivalik Publications, New Delhi
4. Haridatta Shastri (Ed) : Rk-sukta Smagra, Sahitya Bhandar, Meerut
5. Tapan Shankar Bhattacharjee : Vedic Vyakaran, SPB, Kolkata
Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

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 Minor/Elective Marks :100
Course – II Fundamentals of āyurveda and Environmental Awareness Credit: 4

Unit-I: Bhāratiya jñāna-parampara - āyurveda and environmental awareness

Unit-II: Arannyānisūkta, vṛṣtisukta, pṛthivīsūkta , parjanyasūkta
Unit-III: Carakasamhitā Sutrasthana (1st-5th chapter)
Unit-IV: Rāmāyaṇa Sundarakāṇḍa

Books Recommendations :

1. Haridatta Shastri (Ed) : Rk-sukta samagraha, Sahitya Bhandar, Meerut

2. Yogiraj Basu : Veder Parichay, Kolkata

3. K.C. Chatterjee : Vedic Selections Part I and II

4. H.H. Wilson (Eng. Tr.) : Rgveda Samhita (6 Vols), BangalorePrinting and Publishing Co,
Bangalore,1946.

5. H.P. Shastri (Eng. Tr) : Ramayana of Valmiki, London, 1952-59

6. Brahmananda Tripathi (Ed): Caraksamhita, Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashana,Varnasi

Note: Teachers are also free to suggest any relevant books/ articles/ e-resources if
needed.

Skill Enhancement Courses/ Vocational Credit : 3

Ability Enhancement Courses Credit : 3

Common Value Added Courses/Project/Internship/Survey

Course-II Prescribed VAC Project/Internship/Survey Credit : 2

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