University of Kalyani

CBCS CURRICULUM FOR SEMESTERIZED UNDER-GRADUATE COURSE

IN
SANSKRIT (HONOURS)

WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC SESSION

2018-19
 CBCS CURRICULUM FOR SEMESTERIZED UNDER-GRADUATE COURSE IN
SANSKRIT (HONOURS)

INTRODUCTION:
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken various measures by means of formulating
regulations and guidelines and updating them, in order to improve the higher education system and
maintain minimum standards and quality across the Higher Educational Institutions in India. The
various steps that the UGC has initiated are all targeted towards bringing equity, efficiency and
excellence in the Higher Education System of country. These steps include introduction of innovation
and improvements in curriculum structure and content, the teaching-learning process, the examination
and evaluation systems, along with governance and other matters. The introduction of Choice Based
Credit System is one such attempt towards improvement and bringing in uniformity of system with
diversity of courses across all higher education institutes in the country. The CBCS provides an
opportunity for the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising of core,
elective, skill enhancement or ability enhancement courses. The courses shall be evaluated following
the grading system, is considered to be better than conventional marks system. This will make it
possible for the students to move across institutions within India to begin with and across countries for
studying courses of their choice. The uniform grading system shall also prove to be helpful in
assessment of the performance of the candidates in the context of employment.

Outline of the Choice Based Credit System being introduced:

1. Core Course (CC): A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core
requirement is termed as a Core course.
2. Elective Course: Generally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses and which may be
very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/ subject of study or which
provides an extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or
nurtures the student’s proficiency/skill is termed as an Elective Course.
2.1 Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC): Elective courses that are offered by the main
discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. The
University/Institute may also offer discipline related Elective courses of interdisciplinary nature
(to be offered by main discipline/subject of study).
2.2 Generic Elective Course (GEC): An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated
discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure is called a Generic Elective.
3. Ability Enhancement Courses/ Skill Enhancement Courses:
3.1 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC): Ability enhancement courses are the
courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement. They (i) Environmental
Science, (ii) English Communication) are mandatory for all disciplines.
3.2 Skill Enhancement Course (SEC): These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses
designed to provide value-based and/or skill-based instruction.

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 Details of courses under B.A (Honors), B.Com (Honors) & B.Sc. (Honors)

Course *Credits
Theory + Tutorial
I. Core Course (14 Courses)
6 Credits for each Core Course Paper [84 Credits]
Core Course (Theory) 14X5=70
Core Course (Tutorial) 14X1=14
II. Elective Course (08 Papers)
[DSE 04 Paper* + GE 04 Paper]
*Optional Dissertation on Project Work in Place of One Discipline Specific Elective Paper (6 credits) in 6th Semester
6 Credits for each Elective Course Paper [48 Credits]
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) 4X6=24
[04 Courses]
DSE (Theory) 4X5=20
DSE (Tutorial) 4X1=04
Generic Elective/Interdisciplinary (GE) 4X6=24
[04 Courses]
GE (Theory) 4X5=20
GE (Tutorial) 4X1=04
Ability Enhancement Courses (04 Papers)
[AECC 02 Papers + AEEC 02 Papers]
02 Credits for each Ability Enhancement Courses [08 Credits]
*Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course 2X2=04
(AECC)
*Environmental Science (1 Course) + English/MIL
Communication (1 Course)
Ability Enhancement [Skill Bases] Elective 2X2=04
Course (AEEC)
Core Course [14] Core Course [14 X (5+1)] = 84 Credits
+ +
Elective Course [08 X (5+1)] = 48 Credits
Elective Course [08]
+ +
Ability Enhancement Courses [04 X 2] = 08 Credits
Ability Enhancement Courses [04]
Total = 26 Courses Total = 140 Credits

*This Course will be Common & Compulsory as well for all UG students of Kalyani University.

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 CBCS CURRICULUM FOR SEMESTERIZED UNDER-GRADUATE COURSE IN
SANSKRIT (HONOURS)
A. TOTAL Number of courses in UG-CBCS (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Hons.): Sanskrit
Types of Core Elective course Ability enhancement course T
course course O
Discipline specific Generic Ability Skill
(CC) T
elective course elective Enhancement Enhancement
A
(DSE) course(GE) compulsory course (SEC)
L
course (AECC)
No. of course 14 4 4 2 2 26
Credit/course 6 6 6 2 2 140

TABLE-1: DETAILS OF COURSES & CREDIT OF B.A./ B.SC./ B.COM.( HONOURS ) UNDER CBCS
S. No. Particulars of Course Credit Point
1. Core Course: 14 Papers Theory + Practical Theory + Tutorial
1.A. Core Course: Theory ( 14 papers) 14x4 = 56 14x5 = 70
1.B. Core Course ( Practical/Tutorial)*( 14 papers) 14x2 = 28 14x1 = 14
2. Elective Courses: (8 papers)
2.A. A. Discipline specific Elective(DSE)(4 papers) 4x4 = 16 4x5 = 20
2.B. DSE ( Practical / Tutorial)* (4 papers) 4x2 =8 4x1 =4
2C. General Elective(GE) ( Interdisciplinary) (4 papers) 4x4 = 16 4x5 = 20
2.D. GE ( Practical / Tutorial)* (4 papers) 4x2 =8 4x1 =4
#Optional Dissertation/ Project Work in place of one DSE paper (6 credits) in 6th semester
3. Ability Enhancement Courses
A. AECC(2 papers of 2 credits each)
ENVS, English Communication/ MIL 2x2 = 4 2x2 = 4
B. Skill Enhancement Course(SEC)
(2 papers of 2 credits each) 2x2 = 4 2x2 = 4
Total Credit: 140 140
## Wherever there is a practical, there will be no tutorial and vice- versa.

TABLE-2: SEMESTERWISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE & CREDITS IN B.A./B.SC./B.COM. HONS

Courses/ Sem-I Sem-II Sem-III Sem-IV Sem-V Sem-VI Total No. of Total
(Credits) Courses credit
CC (6) 2 2 3 3 2 2 14 84
DSE (6) -- -- -- -- 2 2 04 24
GE (6) 1 1 1 1 -- -- 04 24
AECC (2) 1 1 -- -- 02 04
SEC (2) -- -- 1 1 -- -- 02 04
Total No. of
Course/ Sem. 4 4 5 5 4 4 26 --
Total Credit
/Semester 20 20 26 26 24 24 ------ 140

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COURSE CODE & COURSE TITLE:

Each paper of any course denoted by-(2-4 letters Subject Code--Honours/General (H/G)--Course Type
(CC/GE/DSE)-(Theory/Tutorial/Practical)-Number of course. Ex.-Chemistry-CHEM-H-CC-T-1)

A. Core courses (CC)

01. SANS-H-CC-T-01 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Poetry)
02. SANS-H-CC-T-02 Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature
03. SANS-H-CC-T-03 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Prose)
04. SANS-H-CC-T-04 Sanskrit Composition and Communication
05. SANS-H-CC-T-05 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drama)
06. SANS-H-CC-T-06 Poetics and Literary Criticism
07. SANS-H-CC-T-07 Indian Social Institutions and Polity
08. SANS-H-CC-T-08 Indian Epigraphy, Palaeography and Chronology
09. SANS-H-CC-T-09 Modern Sanskrit Literature
10. SANS-H-CC-T-10 Sanskrit and World Literature
11. SANS-H-CC-T-11 Vedic Literature
12. SANS-H-CC-T-12 Sanskrit Grammar
13. SANS-H-CC-T-13 Indian Ontology and Epistemology
14. SANS-H-CC-T-14 Self-Management in the Gītā

B. Discipline specific elective courses (DSE)

01. SANS-H-DSE-T-01 Philosophy, Religion and Culture in Sanskrit Tradition
02. SANS-H-DSE-T-02 Indian System of Logic and Debate
03. SANS-H-DSE-T-03 Literary Criticism
04. SANS-H-DSE-T-04 Sanskrit Linguistics

C. Generic elective courses (GE): (Interdisciplinary)

01. SANS-H-GE-T-01 Basic Sanskrit
02. SANS-H-GE-T-02 Indian Culture and Social Issues
03. SANS-H-GE-T-03 Ancient Indian Polity
04. SANS-H-GE-T-04 Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy

D. Ability enhancement compulsory courses (AECC)

01. SANS-H-AECC-T-01 As Prescribed by the University
02. SANS-H-AECC-T-02 As Prescribed by the University

E. Skill enhancement courses (SEC)

01. SANS-H-SEC-T-01 Evolution of Indian scripts
02. SANS-H-SEC-T-02 Basic Elements of Āyurveda

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 PROPOSED SCHEME FOR CHOICE BASED CREDIT
SYSTEM IN B.A (Honors), B.Com (Honors) & B.Sc. (Honors)
Ability Skill
CORE Enhancement Enhancement Elective: Elective:
COURSE Compulsory Course Course(SEC)(2) Discipline Generic
(14) (AECC) (2) (Skill Based) Specific DSE (GE) (4)
(4)

I (English GE-1
C1 Communication/MIL)/
C2 Environmental
Science

II C3 Environmental GE-2
Science/(English/MIL
C4 Communication)

III C 5 SEC -1 GE-3

C6

C7

IV C 8 SEC -2 GE-4

C9

C 10

V C 11 DSE-1

C 12 DSE -2

VI C 13 DSE -3

C 14 DSE -4

The Universities/Institutes may offer any number of choices of papers from different
disciplines under Generic Elective and Discipline Specific Elective as per the availability
of the courses/faculty.

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 Core Papers (14)
B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit
Semester: I
SANS-H-CC-T-01 SANS-H-CC-T-02
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Poetry) Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature
Semester: II
SANS-H-CC-T-03 SANS-H-CC-T-04
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Prose) Sanskrit Composition and Communication
Semester: III
SANS-H-CC-T-05 SANS-H-CC-T-06 SANS-H-CC-T-07
Classical Sanskrit Literature Poetics and Literary Indian Social Institutions and
(Drama) Criticism Polity
Semester: IV
SANS-H-CC-T-08 SANS-H-CC-T-09 SANS-H-CC-T-10
Indian Epigraphy, Paleography Modern Sanskrit Sanskrit and World Literature
and Chronology Literature
Semester: V
SANS-H-CC-T-11 SANS-H-CC-T-12
Vedic Literature Sanskrit Grammar
Semester: VI
SANS-H-CC-T-13 SANS-H-CC-T-14
Indian Ontology and Epistemology Self-Management in the Gītā
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)
B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit, Semester V/VI
SANS-H-DSE-T-01 SANS-H-DSE-T-02
Philosophy, Religion and Culture in Indian System of Logic and Debate
Sanskrit Tradition
SANS-H-DSE-T-03 SANS-H-DSE-T-04
Literary Criticism Sanskrit Linguistics
Generic Elective (GE)
B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit
Semester-I : SANS-H-GE-T-01 Semester-II : SANS-H-GE-T-02
Basic Sanskrit Indian Culture and Social Issues
Semester-III : SANS-H-GE-T-03 Semester-IV : SANS-H-GE-T-04
Ancient Indian Polity Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy
Skill Enhancement Course(SEC)
Semester-III : SANS-H-SEC-T-01 Semester-IV : SANS-H-SEC-T-02
Evolution of Indian Scripts Basic Elements of Āyurveda

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TABLE-3: SEMESTER & COURSEWISE CREDIT DISTRIBUTION IN INB.A./B.COM/B.SC.(Hons.)
(6 Credit: 75 Marks)

SEMESTER-I
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class (L+T+P)
SANS-H-CC-T-01 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Poetry) T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-02 Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature T 6
SANS-H-GE-T-01 Basic Sanskrit T 6
(Interdisciplinary)
SANS-H-AECC-T-01 (English Communication/ MIL)/ T 2
Environmental Science
Total 4 courses Total 20

SEMESTER-II
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class
SANS-H-CC-T-03 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Prose) T 6

SANS-H-CC-T-04 Sanskrit Composition and Communication T 6

SANS-H-GE-T-02 Indian Culture and Social Issues T 6

(Interdisciplinary)
SANS-H-AECC-T-02 Environmental Science/(English/MIL T 2
Communication)
Total 4 courses Total 20

SEMESTER-III
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class
SANS-H-CC-T-05 Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drama) T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-06 Poetics and Literary Criticism T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-07 Indian Social Institutions and Polity T 6
SANS-H-GE-T-03 Ancient Indian Polity T 6
(Interdisciplinary)
SANS-H-SEC-T-01 Evolution of Indian scripts T 2
Total 5 courses Total 26

SEMESTER-IV
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class
SANS-H-CC-T-08 Indian Epigraphy, Paleography and T 6
Chronology
SANS-H-CC-T-09 Modern Sanskrit Literature T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-10 Sanskrit and World Literature T 6
SANS-H-GE-T-04 Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy T 6
(Interdisciplinary)
SANS-H-SEC-T-02 Basic Elements of Āyurveda T 2
Total 5 courses Total 26

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 SEMESTER-V
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class
SANS-H-CC-T-11 Vedic Literature T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-12 Sanskrit Grammar T 6
SANS-H-DSE-T-01 Philosophy, Religion and Culture in T 6
Sanskrit Tradition
SANS-H-DSE-T-02 Indian System of Logic and Debate T 6
Total 4 courses Total 24

SEMESTER-VI
Course Code Course Title Course wise Credit
Class
SANS-H-CC-T-13 Indian Ontology and Epistemology T 6
SANS-H-CC-T-14 Self-Management in the Gītā T 6
SANS-H-DSE-T-03 Literary Criticism T 6
SANS-H-DSE-T-04 Sanskrit Linguistics T 6
Total 4 courses Total 24
Total (All semesters) 26 courses Total 140

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 Detail Course
Core Course: B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit

SANS-H-CC-T-01
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Poetry)
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Raghuvaṃśam: Canto-I (Verse: 1-25) 12 Credits
Section ‘B’ Kumārasaṃbhavam: Canto-V (Verse: 1-30) 12 Credits
Section ‘C’ Kirātārjunīyam: Canto I (1-25 Verses) 12 Credits
Section ‘D’ Nītiśatakam (1-20 Verses, 1st two Paddhatis)- 08 Credits
M. R. Kale Edition
Section ‘E’ Origin and Development of Mahākāvya and 12 Credits
Gītikāvya
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Raghuvaṃśam: Canto-I (Verse: 1-25)
Unit: I Raghuvaṃśam: Introduction (Author and Text), 06 Credits
Appropriateness of title, Canto I, 1-10
Grammatical analysis, Meaning/translation,
Explanation, content analysis, Characteristics of
Raghu Clan.
Unit: II Raghuvaṁśam: Canto I (Verses 11-25) 06 Credits
grammatical analysis, Meaning/translation,
Explanation, Role of Dilīpa in the welfare of
subjects.
Section ‘B’
Kumārasaṃbhavam: Canto-V (Verses: 1-30)
Unit: I Kumārasambhavam: Introduction (Author and 06 Credits
Text), Appropriateness of title, Background of
given contents.
Text Reading Canto I Verses 1-15, (Grammatical
analysis, Translation, and Explanation), Poetic
excellence and Plot.
Unit: II Kumārasaṃbhavam: Text Reading Canto I 06 Credits
Verses 16-30 (Grammatical analysis, Translation,
Explanation), Penance of Pārvati, Poetic
excellence, Plot.
Section ‘C’
Kirātārjunīyam - Canto I (1-25 Verses)
Unit: I Kirātārjunīyam: Introduction (Author and Text), 06 Credits
Appropriateness of title, Background of given
contents,
Canto I Verses 1-16, Grammatical analysis,
Translation, Explanation, Poetic excellence,
thematic analysis.
Unit: II Kirātārjunīyam: Verses 17-25, Grammatical 06 Credits
analysis, Translation, Explanation, Poetic
excellence, thematic analysis.

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 Section ‘D’
Nītiśatakam (1-20 Verses, 1st two Paddhatis)-M. R. Kale Edition
Unit: I Nītiśatakam: Verses (1-10) Grammatical analysis 04 Credits
Translation, explanation.
Unit: II Nītiśatakam: Verses (11-20) Grammatical 04 Credits
analysis Translation, explanation, thematic
analysis Bhartṛhari's comments on society.
Section ‘E’
Origin and Development of Mahākāvya and Gītikāvya
Unit: I Origin and development of different types of 06 Credits
Māhākavya with special reference to Aśvaghoṣa,
Kālidāsa, Bhāravi, Māgha, Bhatti, Śṝiharṣa.
Unit: II Origin & Development of Sanskrit Gītikāvayas 06 Credits
with special reference to Kālidāsa, Bilhaṇa,
Jayadeva, Amarūk, Bhartṛhari and their works.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-02
Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Vedic Literature 20 Credits
Section ‘B’ Rāmāyaṇa 08 Credits
Section ‘C’ Mahābhārata 08 Credits
Section ‘D’ Purāṇas 06 Credits
Section ‘E’ General Introduction to Vyākaraṇa, Darśana 14 Credits
and Sāhityaśāstra
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Vedic Literature
Unit: I Saṁhitā (Ṛk, Yajuḥ, Sāma, Atharva) time, 12 Credits
subject– matter, religion & Philosophy, social life
Unit: II Brāhmaṇa, Āraṇyaka, Upaniṣad, Vedāṅga (Brief 08 Credits
Introduction)
Section ‘B’
Rāmāyaṇa
Unit: I Rāmāyaṇa-time, subject–matter, Rāmāyaṇa as an 4 Credits
Ādikāvya.
Unit: II Rāmāyaṇa as a Source Text and its Cultural 4 Credits
Importance.
Section ‘C’
Mahābhārata
Unit: I Mahābhārata and its Time, Development, and 4 Credits
subject matter
Unit:II Mahābhārata : Encyclopaedic nature, as a 4 Credits
Source, Text, Cultural Importance.
Section ‘D’
Purāṇas
Unit: I Purāṇas : Subject matter, Characteristics 02 Credits
Unit: II Purāṇas : Social, Cultural and Historical 04 Credits
Importance
Section ‘E’
General Introduction to Vyākaraṇa, Darśana and Sāhityaśāstra
Unit-I General Introduction to Vyākaraṇa- Brief History 04 Credits
of Vyākaraṇaśāstra
Unit-II General Introduction to Darśana-Major schools 05 Credits
of Indian Philosophy Cārvāka, Bauddha, Jaina,
Sāṅkhya-yoga, Nyāya-Vaiseśika, Pūrva-
mīmāṁsā and Uttara mīmāṁsā.
Unit-III General Introduction to Poetics- Six major 05 Credits
Schools of Indian Poetics-Rasa, Alaṁkāra, Rīti,
Dhvani,Vakrokti and Aucitya.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-03
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Prose)
Section ‘A’ Śukanāsopadeśa 24 Credits
Section ‘B’ Viśrutacaritam Upto 15th Para 16 Credits
Section ‘C’ Origin and development of prose, Important 16 Credits
prose romances and fables
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Śukanāsopadeśa (Ed. Prahlad Kumar)
Unit: I Introduction- Author/Text, Text up to page 116 12 Credits
of Prahlad Kumar Up to the end of the Text.
Unit: II Society, Āyurveda and political thoughts depicted 12 Credits
in Śukanāsopadeśa, logical meaning and
application of sayings like oÉÉhÉÉåÎcNû¹Ç eÉaÉixÉuÉïqÉç,
uÉÉhÉÏ oÉÉhÉÉå oÉpÉÔuÉ, mÉgcÉÉlÉlÉÉå oÉÉhÉÈ etc.
Section ‘B’
Viśrutacaritam Upto 15th Para
Unit: I Para 1 to 10 - Introduction- Author, Text, Text 10 Credits
reading (Grammar, Translation, and
Explanation), Poetic excellence, plot, Timing of
Action.
Unit: II Para 11 to 15 - Text reading (Grammar, 06 Credits
Translation, and Explanation), Poetic excellence,
plot, Timing of Action. Society, language and
style of Daṇḍin. Exposition of Saying SÎhQûlÉÈ
mÉSsÉÉÍsÉirÉqÉç, MüÌuÉSïhQûÏ MüÌuÉïSïhQûÏ MüÌuÉSïhQûÏ lÉ xÉÇzÉrÉÈ|
Section ‘C’
Origin and development of prose, Important prose romances and fables
Unit: I Origin and development of prose, important 08 Credits
prose romances and fables
Unit: II (i) Subandhu, Daṇḍin, Bāṇa, Ambikādatta Vyāsa. 08 Credits
(ii) Pañcatantra, Hitopadeśa,
Vetālapañcaviṁśatikā, Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā,
Puruṣaparīkṣā, Śukasaptati.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-04
Sanskrit Composition and Communication
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Vibhaktyartha, Voice and Kṛt 16 Credits
Section ‘B’ Translation and Communication 20 Credits
Section ‘C’ Essay 20 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Vibhaktyartha, Voice & Kṛt
Section ‘A’
Unit: I (i) Vibhaktyartha Prakaraṇa of 06 Credits
Laghusiddhāntakaumudī
(ii) Voice (katṛ, karma and bhāva)
Unit: II Selections from Kṛt Prakaraṇa- from 10 Credits
Laghusiddhāntakaumudī Major Sūtras for the
formation of kṛdanta words
(tavyat, tavya, anīyar, yat,¸ yat, ¸vul, tric, a¸, kta,
katavatu, śatṛi, śānac, tumun, ktvā-lyap, lyuṭ,
ghan, ktin)
Section ‘B’
Translation and Communication
Unit: I (i) Translation from Bengali/English to Sanskrit 10 Credits
on the basis of cases, Compounds and kṛt
suffixes.
(ii) Translation from Sanskrit to
Hindi/Bengali/English
Unit: II Communicative Sanskrit: Spoken Sanskrit. 10 Credits
NB: For Unit –I First Book of Sanskrit should be introduced
Section ‘C’
Essay
Unit: I Essay (traditional subjects) e.g. veda, upaniṣad, 10 Credits
Sanskrit Language, Sanskriti, Rāmāya,
Mahābhārata, purāṇa, gītā, principal Sanskrit
poets.
Unit: II Essay based on issues and topic related to 10 Credits
modern subjects like entertainment, sports,
national and international affairs and social
problems.
NB: Essay – 8
Samasa – 12

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 SANS-H-CC-T-05
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drama)
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Svapnavāsavadattam– Bhāsa Act I & VI 10 Credits
Section ‘B’ Abhijñānaśākuntalam– Kālidāsa I to IV 16 Credits
Section ‘C’ Abhijñānaśākuntalam– Kālidāsa V to VII 20 Credits
Section ‘D’ Critical survey of Sanskrit Drama 10 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Svapnavāsavadattam– Bhāsa Act I & VI
Unit: I Svapnavāsavadattam: Act I &VI Story, 05 Credits
Meaning/Translation and Explanation.
Unit: II Svapnavāsavadattam: Unique features of Bhāsa's 05 Credits
style, Characterization, Importance of 1st and 6th
Act, Society, Norms of Marriage, Story of
'regains'. Bhāso hāso
Section ‘B’
Abhijñānaśākuntalam– Kālidāsa I to IV
Unit: I Abhijñānaśākuntalam : 08 Credits
Act I- (a) Introduction, Author, Explanation of
terms like nāndī, prastāvanā, sūtradhāra, naṭī,
viṣkambhaka, vidūṣaka, kañcukī,
(b) Text Reading (Grammar, Translation,
Explanation), Poetic excellence, Plot, Timing of
Action. Personification of nature, Language of
Kālidāsa, dhvani in Upamā Kālidāsa, Purpose
and design behind Abhijñānaśākuntalam and
other problems related to texts, popular saying
about Kālidāsa & Śākuntalam.
Unit II Abhijñānaśākuntalam Act II to IV- Text Reading 08 Credits
(Grammar, Translation, Explanation), Poetic
excellence, Plot, Timing of action.
Section ‘C’
Abhijñānaśākuntalam– Kālidāsa V to VII
Unit: I Abhijñānaśākuntalam Act V to VII Text 10 Credits
Reading (Grammar, Translation, Explanation).
Unit-II Abhijñānaśākuntalam Act V to VII Poetic 10 Credits
excellence, Plot, Timing of Action.
Personification of nature, Language of Kālidāsa,
dhvani in Upamā Kālidāsa, Purpose and design
behind Abhijñānaśākuntalam and other problems
related to texts, popular saying about Kālidāsa &
Śākuntalam.
Section ‘D’
Critical survey of Sanskrit Drama
Unit-I Sanskrit Drama : Origin and Development, Nature 05 Credits
of Nāṭaka,
Unit-II Some important dramatists and dramas: Bhāsa, 05 Credits
Kālidāsa, Śūdraka, Viśākhadatta, Śrīharṣa,
Bhavabhūti, Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa and their works.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-06
Poetics and Literary Criticism
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Introduction to Sanskrit poetics 10 Credits
Section ‘B’ Forms of Kāvya-Literature 10 Credit
Section ‘C’ Śabda-śakti (Power of Word) and rasa-sūtra 16 Credits
Section ‘D’ Alaṃkāra (figures of speech) and chandasa 20 Credits
(metre)
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Introduction to Sanskrit Poetics
Unit: I Introduction to poetics: Origin and development 05 Credits
of Sanskrit poetics, its various names- kriyākalpa,
alaṅkāraśāstra, sāhityaśāstra, saundryaśāstra.
Unit: II Definition (lakṣaṇa), objectives (prayojana) and 05 Credits
causes (hetu) of poetry. (according to
kāvyaprakāśa)
Section ‘B’
Forms of Kāvya-Literature
Unit: I Forms of poetry : dṛśya, śravya, miśra, (campū) 04 Credits
Unit: II Mahākāvya, khaṇḍakāvya, gadya-kāvya: kathā, 06 Credits
ākhyāyikā
(according to Sāhityadarpaṇa)
Section ‘C’
Śabda-śakti and rasa-sūtra
Unit: I Power/Function of word and meaning (according 6 Credits
to kāvyaprakāśa). abhidhā (expression/ denotative
meaning), lakṣaṇā (indication/ indicative
meaning) and vyañjanā (suggestion/ suggestive
meaning).
Unit: II Rasa: rasa-sūtra of Bharata and its prominent 10 Credits
expositions: utpattivāda, anumitivāda, bhuktivāda
and abhivyaktivāda, alaukikatā (transcendental
nature) of rasa (as discussed in Kāvyaprakāśa).
Section ‘D’
Figures of speech and Meter
Unit: I Figures of speech- anuprāsa, yamaka, śleṣa, 16 Credits
upamā, rūpaka, sandeha, bhrāntimān, apahnuti,
utprekṣā, atiśayokti, tulyayogitā, dīpaka, dṛṣṭānta,
nidarśanā, vyatireka, samāsokti, svabhāvokti,
aprastutapraśaṁsā, arthāntaranyāsa, kāvyaliṅga,
vibhāvanā.
Unit: II Metres- anuṣṭup, āryā, indravajrā, upendravajrā, 04 Credits
drutavilambita, upajāti, vasantatilakā, mālinī,
mandākrāntā, śikhariṇī, śārdūlavikrīḍita,
sragdharā.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-07
Indian Social Institutions and Polity
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Indian Social Institutions : Nature and 12 Credits
Concepts
Section ‘B’ Structure of Society and Value of Life 14 Credits
Section ‘C’ Indian Polity : Origin and Development 18 Credits
Section ‘D’ Cardinal Theories and Thinkers of Indian 12 Credits
Polity
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Indian Social Institutions : Nature and Concepts
Unit: I Indian Social Institutions : Definition and 06 Credits
Scope:
Sociological Definition of Social Institutions.
Trends of Social Changes, Sources of Indian
Social Institutions (Vedic Literature, Sūtra
Literature, Purāṇas, Rāmāyaṇa , Mahābhārata,
Dharmaśāstras, Buddhist and Jain Literature,
Literary Works, Inscriptions, Memoirs of
Foreign Writers)
Unit: II Social Institutions and Dharmaśāstra 06 Credits
Literature:
Dharmaśāstra as a special branch of studies of
Social Institutions, sources of Dharma
(Manusmṛti, 2,12; Yājñavalkyasmṛti,1.7).
Different kinds of Dharma in the sense of Social
Ethics Manusmṛti, 10,63; Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.16-17);
Six kinds of Dharma in the sense of Duties
(Mitākṣarāṭīkā on Yājñavalkyasmṛti,1.1).
Tenfold Dharma as Ethical Qualities
(Manusmṛti,6.92);
Fourteen-Dharmasthānas (Yājñavalkyasmṛti,1.3)
Section ‘B’
Structure of Society and Values of Life
Unit: I Varṇa-System and Caste System : 05 Credits
Four-fold division of Varṇa System, (Ṛgveda,
10.90.12), Mahābhārata, Śāntiparva,72.3-8);
Division of Varṇa according to Guṇa and Karma
(Bhagvadgīta , 4.13, 18.41-44).
Origin of Caste-System from Inter-caste
Marriages (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsanaparva, 48.3-
11);
Emergence of non-Aryan tribes in Varṇa-System
(Mahābhārata, Śāntiparva, 65.13-22).
Social rules for up-gradation and down-gradation
of Caste System (Āpastambadharmasūtra,
2.5.11.10-11, Baudhāyanadharmasūtra,
1.8.16.13-14, Manusmṛti, 10,64,
Yājñavalkyasmṛti, 1.96)

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Unit: II Position of Women in the Society : 04 Credits
Brief survey of position of women in different
stages of Society.
Position of women in Mahābhārata
(Anuśāsanaparva, 46.5-11, Sabhāparva, 69.4-13.
Praise of women in The Bṛhatsaṃhitā of
Varāhamihira (Strīprasaṃsā, chapter-74.1-10)
Unit: III Social Values of Life : 05 Credits
Social Relevance of Indian life style with special
reference to Sixteen Saṃskāras.
Four aims of life ‘Puruṣārtha-Catuṣṭaya’-
1. Dharma, 2. Artha, 3. Kāma, 4. Mokṣa.
Four Āśramas- 1. Brahmacarya, 2. Gṛhastha,
3. Vānaprastha, 4. Saṃnyāsa
Section ‘C’
Indian Polity : Origin and Development
Unit: I Initial stage of Indian Polity (from Vedic period to 09 Credits
Buddhist period).
Election of King by the people: ‘Viśas’ in Vedic
priod (Ṛgveda, 10.173;10.174; Atharvaveda,3.4.2;
6.87.1-2).
Parliamentary Institutions:‘Sabhā,‘Samiti’ and
‘Vidatha’ in Vedic period
(Atharvaveda,7.12.1;12.1.6 ; Ṛgveda ,10.85.26);
King-maker ’Rājakartāraḥ‘ Council in
Atharvaveda(3.5.6-7),Council of ‘Ratnis’ in
śatapathabrāhmaṇa(5.2.5.1);
Coronation Ceremony of Samrāṭ in
śatapathabrāhmaṇa (51.1.8-13; 9.4.1.1-5)
Republic States in the Buddhist Period
(Digghanikāya, Mahāparinibbaṇa Sutta,
Aṅguttaranikāya,1.213;4.252,256)
Unit: II Later Stages of Indian Polity (From Kauṭilya to 09 Credits
Mahatma Gandhi):
Concept of Welfare State in Arthaśāstra of
Kauṭilya (Arthaśāstra, 1.13 :
‘matsyanyāyābhibhutḥ’ to ‘yo' asmāngopāyatīti’);
Essential Qualities of King (Arthaśāstra,6.1.16-
18: ’sampādayatyasampannaḥ’ to ‘jayatyeva na
hīyate’);
State Politics ’Rajadharma’( Mahābhārata ,
Śāntiparva,120.1-15; Manusmṛti, 7.1-15;
Śukranīti,1.1-15);
Constituent Elements of Jain Polity in
Nitivākyāmṛta of Somadeva Suri, (Daṇḍanīti-
samuddeśa, 9.1.18 and Janapada- samuddeśa,
19.1.10).
Relevance of Gandhian Thought in Modern Period
with special reference to ‘Satyāgraha’ Philosophy
(‘Satyāgrahagītā’ of Pa¸·itā Kṣamārāva and
‘Gandhi Gītā’, 5.1-25 of Prof. Indra)

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 Section ‘D’
Cardinal Theories and Thinkers of Indian Polity
Unit: 1 Cardinal Theories of Indian Polity: 06 Credits
‘Saptāṅga’ Theory of State: 1.Svāmi, 2. Amātya,
3. Janapada 4. Pura, 5. Kośa, 6. Daṇḍa and 7.
Mitra(Arthaśāstra, 6.1. Mahābhārata, Śāntiparva,
56.5, Śukranīti, 1.61-62).
‘Maṇḍala‘Theory of Inter-State Relations: 1.Ari,
2. Mitra, 3. Ari-mitra,4.Mitra- mitra, 5.Ari-mitra-
mitra;
‘Śāḍgunya’Policy of War and Peace :
1. Sandhi, 2. Vigraha, 3. Yāna, 4. Āsana, 5.
Saṁśraya 6. Dvaidhibhāva.
‘CaturvidhaUpāya’for Balancing the power of
State : 1.Sāma 2.Dāma,3.Daṇḍa.4.Bheda;
Three Types of State Power ’Śakti’: 1.Prabhu-
śakti,2.Mantra-śakti, 3. Utsāha-
śakti.
Unit: 2 Important Thinkers on Indian Polity: 06 Credits
Manu, Kauṭilya, Kāmandaka, Śukrācārya,
SomadevaSuri, Mahatma Gandhi.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-08
Indian Epigraphy, Paleography and Chronology
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Epigraphy 14 Credits
Section ‘B’ Paleography 14 Credits
Section ‘C’ Study of selected inscriptions 18 Credits
Section ‘D’ Chronology 10 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Epigraphy
Unit: I Introduction to Epigraphy and Types of 04 Credits
Inscriptions
Unit: II Importance of Indian Inscriptions in the 04 Credits
reconstruction of Ancient Indian History and
Culture
Unit: III History of Epigraphical Studies in India 02 Credits
Unit: IV History of Decipherment of Ancient Indian 04 Credits
Scripts (Contribution of Scholars in the field of
epigraphy): Fleet, Cunninghum, Princep, Buhler,
Ojha, D. C. Sircar.
Section ‘B’
Paleography
Unit: I Antiquity of the Art of Writing 04 Credits
Unit: II Writing Materials, Inscribers and Library 04 Credits
Unit: III Introduction to Ancient Indian Scripts. 06 Credits
Section ‘C’
Study of Selected inscriptions
Unit: I Aśoka’s Giranāra Rock Edict-1 02 Credits
Aśoka’s Sāranātha Pillar Edict 02 Credits
Unit: II Girnāra Inscription of Rudradāman 04 Credits
Unit: III Allahabad Stone Inscription of Samudragupta 04 Credits
Khalimpur Copper Plate Inscription of 04 Credits
Dharmapāla.
Unit: IV Aihole Inscription 02 Credits
Section ‘D’
Chronology
Unit: I General Introduction to Ancient Indian 03 Credits
Chronology
Unit: II System of Dating the Inscriptions (Chronograms) 03 Credits
Unit: III Main Eras used in Inscriptions - Vikrama Era,
Śaka Era and Gupta Era 04 Credits

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 SANS-H-CC-T-09
Modern Sanskrit Literature
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Mahākāvya and Charitakāvya 14 Total Credits
Section ‘B’ Gadyakāvya and Rūpaka 18 Total Credits
Section ‘C’ Gītikāvya and Other genres 12 Total Credits
Section ‘D’ General Survey of Modern Sanskrit Literature 12 Total Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Mahākāvya and Charitakāvya
Unit: I SvātantryaSambhavam (Revaprasada Dwivedi) 14 Credits
Canto 2, verses 1-45
Bhīmāyanam (Prabha Shankar Joshi)
Canto X. verses 20-29;
Canto - XI. Verses 13-20 & 40-46.
Section ‘B’
Gadya and Rūpaka
Unit: I Vārtāgham (Sanskrit version of Tagore’s play) 18 Credits
Or
Muktadhara – Dhyanesh: Chakraborty (Traus.)
Section ‘C’
Gitikāvya and Other genres
Unit: I Bhaṭṭa Mathurā Nath Shastri (Kundaliyān), 4 Credits
BacchuLal Avasthi Jñāana (Kaete, Kva Yataste),
Srinivasa Rath (Katamā Kavitā) etc
Unit: II Hariram Acharya (Sankalpa Gītiā); Pushpa 4 Credits
Dikshit (Bruhi kosminYuge..)
RadhaVallabhTripathi DhivaraGītiḥ
(Naukāmihasaramsaram…);

Unit III Harshdev Madhava Haiku- Snanagrihe, vedanā, 4 Credits

mrityuḥ1, mtyuḥ 2; khaniḥ; shatāvadhāni R.
Ganesh (Kavi-viṣādaḥ, Varṣāvibhūtiḥ –selected
verses)
Section ‘D’
General Survey
Unit 1 Pandita Kshama Rao, P.K. Narayana Pillai, S. B. 04 Credits
Varnekar, ParmanandShastri, Reva Prasad
Dwivedi
Unit 2 Janaki VallabhShastri, Ram Karan Sharma, 04 Credits
Jagannath Pathak, S. Sundarrajan, Shankar Dev
Avatare
Unit 3 Haridas SiddhantaVagish, Siddheswar 04 Credits
Chattopadhyay, Rama Chodhury, Srijeev
Nyāyatīrtha, YatindraVimal Chowdhury,
Virendra Kumar Bhattacharya

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 SANS-H-CC-T-10
Sanskrit and World Literature
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Buddhist Sanskrit Literature 10 Credits
Section ‘B’ Upaniṣads and Gītā in World Literature 08 Credit
Section ‘C’ Sanskrit Fables in World Literature 08 Credits
Section ‘D’ Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata in South East 10 Credits
Asian Countries
Section ‘E’ Kālidāsa’s Literature in World Literature 10 Credits
Section ‘F’ Sanskrit Studies across the World 10 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Buddha-Carita – Chapter-I
Unit: I Translation. 03 Credits
Unit: II Short note. 03 Credits
Unit: III Explanation Description. 04 Credits
Section ‘B’
Upaniṣads and Gītā in the West
Unit: I Dara Shikoh's Persian Translation of Upanisads 04 Credits
and their Influence on Sufism. Latin translation
and its influence on Western thought
Unit: II Translation of the Gītā in European languages 04 Credits
and religio–philosophical thought of the west.
Section ‘C’
Sanskrit Fables in World Literature
Unit: I Translation of Pañcatantra in Eastern and 04 Credits
Western Languages.
Unit: II Translation of Vetālapañcaviṁśatikā, 04 Credits
Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā and Śukasaptati in Eastern
Languages and Art.
Section ‘D’
Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata in South Eastern Asia
Unit: I Rāma Kathā in south eastern countries 05 Credits
Unit: II Mahābhārata stories as depicted in folk cultures 05 Credits
of SE Asia
Section ‘E’
Kālidāsa in the West
Unit: I English and German translation of Kālidāsa's 10 Credits
writings and their influence on western literature
and theatre.
Section ‘F’
Sanskrit Studies across the World
Unit: I i. Sanskrit Study Centers in Asia 10 Credits
ii. Sanskrit Study Centers in Europe
iii. Sanskrit Study Centers in America

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 SANS-H-CC-T-11
Vedic Literature
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Saṃhitā and Brāhmaṇa 30 Credits
Section ‘B’ Vedic Grammar 10 Credits
Section ‘C’ Bhadāraṇyakopaniṣad 16 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Saṁhitā and Brāhmaṇa
Unit: I Ṛgveda- Agni- 1.1, Uṣas- 3.61, Akṣa Sūkta 20 Credits
10.34, Hiraṇyagarbha- 10.121
Unit: II Yajurveda- Śivasaṁkalpa Sūkta- 34.1-6 05 Credits
Unit: III Atharvaveda- Sāmmanasyam- 3.30, Bhūmi- 05 Credits
12.1-12
Section ‘B’
Vedic Grammar
Unit: I Declensions (śabdarūpa), Subjunctive Mood 10 Credits
(leṭ), Gerunds (ktvārthaka, Tumarthaka), Vedic
Accent and Padapāṭha.
Section ‘C’
(Bhadāraṇyakopaniṣad)
Unit: I Bhadāraṇyakopaniṣad (4.4) 8 Credits
Unit: II Bhadāraṇyakopaniṣad (4.5) 8 Credits

SANS-H-CC-T-12
Sanskrit Grammar
Prescribed Course Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Kārakaprakaraṇam 28 Credits
Section ‘B’ Samāsa-prakaraṇam 28 Credits

All these sections shall be taught from Vaiyākaraṇa-siddhānta-kaumudi.

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 SANS-H-CC-T-13
Ontology and Epistemology
Prescribed Course Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Essentials of Indian Philosophy 16 Credits
Section ‘B’ Ontology (Based on Tarkasaṃgraha) 20 Credits
Section ‘C’ Epistemology (Based on Tarkasaṃgraha) 20 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Essentials of Indian Philosophy
Unit: I Meaning and purpose of darśana, general 05 Credits
classification of philosophical schools in classical
Indian philosophy
Unit: II Realism (yathārthavāda or vastuvāda) and 05 Credits
Idealism (pratyayavāda), Monism (ekattvavāda),
Dualism (dvaitavavāda) & Pluralism
(bahuttvavāda) ; dharma (property)-dharmi
(substratum)
Unit: III Causation (kāryakāraṇavāda) : naturalism 06 Credits
(svabhāvavāda), doctrine of pre-existence of
effect (satkāryavāda), doctrine of real
transformation (pariṇāmavāda), doctrine of
illusory transformation (vivartavāda), doctrine of
non-prexistence of effect in cause (asatkāryavāda
and ārambhavāda)
Section ‘B’
Ontology
Unit: I Concept of padārtha, three dharmas of 05 Credits
padārthas, definition of Dravya,
Unit: II Sāmānya, Viśeṣa, Samavāya, Abhāva. 05 Credits
Unit: III Definitions of first seven dravyas and their 05 Credits
examination; Ātma and its qualities, manas.
Unit: IV Qualities (other than the qualities of the ātman) 05 Credits
Five types of Karma.
Section ‘C’
Epistemology
Unit: I Buddhi(jñāna) – nature of jñāna in Nyāya 6 Credits
vaiśeṣika; smriti-anubhava; yathārtha and
ayathārtha,
Unit: II Karaṇa and kāraṇa, definitions and types of 6 Credits
pramā, kartā-kārana-vyāpāra-phala, model
Unit: III Pratyakṣa 4 Credits
Unit: IV Anumāna including hetvābhāsa 4 Credits
Unit: V Upamāna and śabda pramāṇa 4 Credits
Unit: VI Types of ayathārtha anubhava 4 Credits

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 SANS-H-CC-T-14
Self Management in the Gītā
[A] Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Gītā: Cognitive and emotive apparatus 16 Credits
Section ‘B’ Gītā: Controlling the mind 24 Credits
Section ‘C’ Gītā: Self management through devotion 16 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Gītā: Cognitive and emotive apparatus
Unit: I Hierarchy of indriya, manas, buddhi and ātman 8 Credits
III.42; XV. 7
Role of the ātman –XV.7; XV.9
Unit: II Mind as a product of prakṛti VII.4 8 Credits
Properties of three guṇas and their impact on the
mind – XIII. 5-6; XIV.5-8, 11-13; XIV.17
Section ‘B’
Gītā: Controlling the mind
Unit: I Confusion and conflict 8 Credits
Nature of conflict I.1; IV.16; I.45; II.6
Causal factors – Ignorance – II.41; Indriya – II.60,
Mind – II.67; Rajoguṇa – III.36-39; XVI.21;
Weakness of mind- II.3; IV.5
Unit: II Means of controlling the mind Meditation– 8 Credits
difficulties –VI.34-35; procedure VI.11-14
Balanced life- III.8; VI.16-17
Diet control- XVII. 8-10
Physical and mental discipline – XVII. 14-19, VI.
36.
Means of conflict resolution
Importance of knowledge – II. 52 ; IV.38-39; IV.42
Clarity of buddhi – XVIII.30-32
Process of decision making – XVIII.63
Unit: III Control over senses – II.59, 64 8 Credits
Surrender of kartṛbhāva –XVIII .13-16; V.8-9
Desirelessness- II.48; II.55
Putting others before self – III.25

Section ‘C’
Gītā: Self management through devotion
Unit: I Surrender of ego – II.7 ; IX.27; VIII.7; XI.55 ; II.47 16 Credits

Abandoning frivolous debates – VII.21, IV.11;

IX.26
Acquisition of moral qualities - XII.11; XII.13-19

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 Discipline Specific Elective

SANS-H-DSE-T-01
Philosophy, Religion and Culture in Sanskrit Tradition
Prescribed Course: Total 48 Credits
Section ‘A’ Dharma 20 Credits
Section ‘B’ Saṃskāra and Puruṣārtha 14 Credits
Section ‘C’ Svadharma 14 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Dharma
Unit: I Form of God, Mode of worship, Bhakta as a 07 Credits
morally evolved person - Gita Chapter XII
Unit: II Dharma – ten-fold dharma and its versions, 06 Credits
definitions of satya, ahiṃsā, asteya, aparigraha,
pañcha mahāyajña; theory of three debts.
Unit: III Man’s initiative and God’s design; God’s līlā and 07 Credits
Kpā, Daiva versus puruṣakāra, adṣṭa, three
types of karma – saṃchita, kriyamāṇa and
prārabdha karma.
Section ‘B’
Saṃskāra and Puruṣārtha
Unit: I Process of acculturation – importance of 07 Credits
Saṃskāra.

Unit: II Aim of human life – theory of Puruṣārtha. 07 Credits

Section ‘C’
Svadharma
Unit: I An ‘amoral’ person – svadharma and karmayoga, 07 Credits
sthita prajña in the Gita (Chapter II).
Unit: II Prakti – three guṇas and their impact on 07 Credits
personality.

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 SANS-H-DSE-T-02
Indian System of Logic and Debate
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Fundamentals of Science of Debate 10 Credits
Section ‘B’ Syllogistic Logic 20 Credits.
Section ‘C’ Theory of Debate 26 Credits.
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Fundamentals of Science of Debate
Unit: I Science of inquiry (ānvīkṣikī) & its importance, 05 Credits
Growth of ānvīkṣikī into art of debate, The council
of debate (pariṣad) & its kinds, Discussant (vādī),
Opponent (prativādī), Judge
(madhyastha/prāśnika).
Unit: II The Method of debate (sambhāṣāvidhi/vādavidhi) 05 Credits
& its utility, Types of debate - congenial debate
(anuloma sambhāṣā ) & hostile debate (vigṛhya
sambhāṣā ), The expedience of debate (vādopāya),
The limits of debate (vādamaryādā).
Note : The definitions and concepts are to be taken
only from the Nyāyasūtra, Nyāyakośa by
Bhimacharya Jhalkikar and A History of Indian
Logic by S. C. Vidyabhushan, Chapter III of
Section I. The illustrations and examples must be
taken from day to day life and philosophical
examples must be abandoned
Section ‘B’
Syllogistic Logic
Unit: I Inference (anumāna) & its key terms, viz. major 20 Credits
term or probandum (sādhya), middle term or
probans (hetu), minor term (pakṣa), illustration
(sapakṣa), contrary-illustration (vipakṣa), basic
understanding of invariable concomitance (vyāpti)
& its types, establishing vyāpti by inductive
method, Five components of argument
(pañcāvayava) – proposition (pratijñā), reason
(hetu), example (udāharaṇa), application
(upanaya)
& conclusion (nigamana), the hetu term – its nature
and requirement, demonstration of pervasion –
upādhi and tark, nature and variety of tark.
Note : The definitions and concepts are to
be taken only from the Tarkasaṃgraha and The
Nyāya Theory of Knowledge by S. C. Chatterjee,
Chapters X1-XIV.

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 Section ‘C’
Theory of Debate
Unit: I Basic understanding of the following terms: 13 Credits
Example (dṛṣṭānta), Tenet (siddhānta),
Ascertainment (nirṇaya), Dialouge (kathā) and its
kinds, Discussion (vāda), Wrangling (jalpa), Cavil
(vitaṇḍā).
Unit: II Quibble (chala) & its kinds; Analogue (jāti) and 13 Credits
its important kinds (only first four, i.e.
sādharmyasama, vaidharmyasama, utkarṣasama &
apakarṣasama); Point of defeat (nigrahasthāna) &
its kinds – Hurting the proposition (pratijñāhāni),
Shifting of proposition (pratijñāntara), Opposing
the proposition (pratijñāvirodha), Renouncing the
proposition (pratijñāsannyāsa), Admission of an
opinion (matānujñā).
Note : The definitions and concepts are to
be taken only from the Nyāyasūtra, Nyāyakośa
by Bhimacharya Jhalkikar and A History of Indian
Logic by S. C. Vidyabhushan, Chapter II of Section
II. The illustrations and examples must be taken
from day to day life and philosophical examples
must be abandoned.

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 SANS-H-DSE-T-03
Literary Criticism
Prescribed Course: Total 48 Credits
Section ‘A’ Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya vaiśiṣ ṭya and Kāvya 20 Credits
Prayojana
Section ‘B’ Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Kāraṇa 12 Credits
Section ‘C’ Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Svarūpa and 16 Credits
Kāvyabheda
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Vaiśiṣṭya and Kāvya Prayojana
Unit: I Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Vaiśiṣṭya and Kāvya 20 Credits
Prayojana
Section ‘B’
Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Kāraṇa
Unit: I Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Kāraṇa 12 Credits
Section ‘C’
Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Svarūpa and Kāvyabheda
Unit: I Kāvya Prakāśa: Kāvya Svarūpa and Kāvyabheda 16 Credits

SANS-H-DSE-T-04
Sanskrit Linguistics
Prescribed Course Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’
st 56 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’

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 Generic Elective
(Interdisciplinary)
SANS-H-GE-T-01
Basic Sanskrit
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Grammar and composition Part - I 26 Credits
Section ‘B’ Grammar and composition Part – II 20 Credits
Section ‘C’ Literature 10 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Grammar and Composition Part I
Unit: I Nominative forms of pronouns- asmad, yuṣmad, etat 08 Credits
and tat in masculine, feminine and neuter.
Nominative forms of ‘a’ ending masculine and neuter
gender nouns with paṭh, khād, likh and similar simple
verbs in present, past and future. Objective forms of the
above nouns and pronouns in singular with more simple
verbs
Unit: II Instrumental, dative, ablative forms of the above nouns 06 Credits
and pronouns in singular, dual and plural instrumental,
dative, ablative forms of all the words in this syllabus.

Unit: III ‘ā’ and ' ī' ending feminine words in nominative and 04 Credits
accusative cases with loṭ lakāra (imperative).
Unit: IV ‘ā’ and ' ī' ending feminine nouns in singular in 02 Credits
Genitive/ possessive and locative cases, genitive and
locative cases in singular in pronouns tat, etat, yat, kim

Unit: V Masculine and Feminine nouns ending in ‘i’ and 03 Credits

masculine nouns ending in ‘u’ in various cases in
singular
Unit: VI Masculine nouns ending in consonants – bhavat, guṇin, 03 Credits
ātman and Feminine nouns ending in consonants – vāk,
Neuter nouns ending in consonants – jagat , manas

Section ‘B’
Grammar and Composition Part II
Unit: I Special Verb forms – in parasmaipada –past, present, 05 Credits
future and imperative - kṛ, śrū
Unit: II Special Verb forms – in parasmaipada –past, present, 02 Credits
future and imperative jñā .
Special Verb forms – in parasmaipada –past, present,
future and imperative dā.
Unit: III ātmanepada – sev, labh 02 Credits
Unit: IV Phonetic changes – visarga sandhi 06 Credits
vowel sandhis.

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Unit: V Participles - śatṛ, śānac, ktavatu, kta. 05 Credits
Pratyayas – ktvā, lyap, tumun.
Active – passive structures in lakāras – (third person
forms only) and pratyayas
kta, ktavatu
Section ‘C’
Literature
Unit: I Gita Chapter XII 10 Credits

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 SANS-H-GE-T-02
Indian Culture and Social Issues
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Culture in a multi-cultural Society 16 Credits
Section ‘B’ Cultural Roots of India 30 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Understanding Culture
Unit: I 1. What is culture? Culture and Civilization? 06 Credits
2. What is ‘Indian’ culture?
3. Culture in a multi-cultural society?
Unit: II 1. Indus-Valley Civilization 09 Credits
2. Vedic Civilization
3. Sanskrit in Indo-Islamic tradition – (Proceedings
of the Sagar University Seminar on “Islām kā
Sanskrit Paramparā ko Yogadāna”)
Unit: III 1. Versions of the Rāma legend in Sanskrit 12 Credits
literature – Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa, Bhāṣā’s
Pratimā nāṭakam, Bhavabhūti’s Uttaraārama-
caritam, Rāghuvaṃśam of Kālidāsa, Somadeva’s
Kathāsaritsāgara, Rāmāyāṇa-mañjarī of
Rājaśekhara etc.
2. Sanskrit themes in traditional dance forms in
Kerala
3. Yakṣāgān
4. Gītagovinda and Odissi
5. Major agricultural and Seasonal festivals of
India and the Indian Calendar – Holi, Bihu,
Poṃgal, Makar-Saṃkrāntī, Lohari, Oṇam,
Baisākhī, Śrāvaṇī Pūrṇimā etc.
Section ‘B’
Social Issues
Unit: I 1. Law and Change – Dharma as an even 04 Credits
evolving Phenomenon
2. Manusmti, Chapter 2, verses 6 and 12 with
commentary of Medhātithi;
3. Lingat, Robert: Classical Law of India,
Chapter 1, pp 3-7; tradition – pp 9-14
4. Mathur, A.D.: Medieval Hindu Law, Chapter
I, pp 1-8
Unit: II 1. Caste – Voice of Challenge 04 Credits
2. Traditional Varṇa hierarchy
3. Vajrasūcī of Aśvaghoṣa

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Unit: III Identity of Women in Ancient Indian Society 12 Credits
(6 hrs.)
Draupadī’s question – Mahābhārata, Sabhā-
Parvan – Dyūta Pārvan Chapter 66 –
Duryodhana asks Draupadī to be brought to the
court 1; Vidura’s protest 2, 4;
Chapter 67 – Duryodhana asks Pratikāmī to fetch
Draupadī 2; Draupadīr’s refusal and question 5-
10, 16; Yudhiṣṭhira’s response 39-41; Bhīṣma’s
response 47-49; Draupadī’s Rejoinder 50-52;
Vikarṇa’s statement, Chapter 68, verse 12-17;
Karṇa to Vikarṇa – 27-31, 35.
Unit: III Struggle to Secure Women’s right property 10 Credits
(8hrs.)
Yājñavalkya Smti, Vyāharāhādhyāya: Verse 135
with Vijñāneśvara’s Commentary (Section on
Patnī)

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 SANS-H-GE-T-03
Ancient Indian Polity
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ Name, Scope and Origin of Ancient Indian 10 Credits
Polity
Section ‘B’ Types and Nature of the State 12 Credits
Section ‘C’ Kingship, Council of Ministers and Assemblies 16 Credits
Section ‘D’ Law and Justice, Taxation and Inter-State 18 Credits
Relations
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Name, Scope and Origin of Ancient Indian Polity
Unit: I Name, Scope and Sources of the Science of 05 Credits
Polity
Name of Ancient Indian Polity: Danḍanīti,
Dharmaśāstra,Nītiśāstra;
Scope of Indian Polity: Relation with Dharma,
Artha and Nīti;
Sources :Vedic Literature, Purāṇas, Rāmāyaṇa,
Mahābhārata, Dharmaśāstra, Kautilya’s
Arthaśāstra and Nīti –śāstra
Unit: II Origin of the State ‘Daṇḍanīti’ : 05 Credits
Origin of State ‘Daṇḍanīti’: Mātsyanyāya-Theory
-( Arthaśāstra1.1.3, Mahābhārata, Śānti parva,
67.17-28, Manusmti,7.20)
Divinity of the King’Rājā’ – (Arthaśāstra,1.9,
Mahābhārata, Śānti parva, 67.43-48, Manusmṛti,
7.4-7)
Section ‘B’
Types and Nature of the State
Unit: I Types of the State : 06 Credits
• Rājya, Svarājya, Bhojya, Vairājya,
Mahārājya, Sāmrājya concept in Aitreya
Brāhmaṇa (8.3.13-14 and 8.4.15-16)
• Republics in Buddhist Literature
(Dighanikāya, MahāparinibbāṇaSūtta,
Anguttaranikāya,1.213;4.252,256)
Unit: II Nature of the State : 06 Credits
With special reference to Saptānga—Theory : 1.
Svāmī, 2. Amātya, 3. Janapada, 4. Pura, 5. Kośa, 6.
Daṇḍa and 7. Mitra (Arthaśāstra,6.1; Manusmṛti,
9.294)

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 Section ‘C’
Kingship and Council of Ministers and Assemblies
Unit: I Kingship and Council of Ministers: 08 Credits

• Kingship :Royal Succession, Coronation

Ceremony, King as a Public Servent
(áukranīti,4.2.130,137), King as a
Trustee(Arthaśāstra,10.3),
• King as Upholder of the Moral
Order(Mahābhārata, Śānti parva,120.1-35;
Manusmṛti, 7.1-35); Council of Ministers :Ratni
Council in Vedic age Śatapathabrāhmaṇa,
5.2.5.1); Council of Ministers in Kauṭilya’s
Arthaśāstra (1.4,1.5,1.11) and Śukranīti,(2.70-72)
Unit: II Central Assemblies and Local Administration: 08 Credits
• Central Assembly in Vedic Literature :
‘Sabhā’,’Samiti’ in Atharvaveda (7.12.1;12.1.6)
and ‘Vidatha’ in Ṛgveda (10.85.26 ):
• Town Assembly:’ Paura- Janpada‘ in Rāmāyaṇa
and Mahābhārata;
• Village Council: Sabhā, Pañcakula, Pañcāyata
Section ‘D’
Law, Justice, Taxation and Inter-State Relations
Unit: I Nature and Sources of Law’Dharma’: 04 Credits
Four types of Source of Law
Dharma’:1.’Dharma’, 2. Vyavahāra’, 3.’Caritra’
and 4. ‘Rājaśāsana’; Four types of Enforcement
of Law: 1. Rules of Castes ’Jatidharma’, 2. Local
Customs’ ‘Janapadadharma’, 3. Bye-laws of
Guilds ’Śreṇīdharma’ and 4. Family Traditions
’Kuladharma’
Unit: II Judicial administration and Courts : 04 Credits
• King as Head and Fountain Sources of all
Justice, Qualities of Chief Justice-‘Pradvivak
‘and members of Jury-‘Sabhāsadah,
(Shukraniti, 4.5.69-196) Two types of Royal
Courts ‘Dharmasthīya’ and ‘Kaṇṭakaśodhana’
in Arthaśāstra (3.1-20) Social and local Courts
situated in Villages ‘Kula', ’Puga’,
’Dharmaśāsana’.
Unit: III Taxation Policy of State : 05 Credits
Reasonable and Equitable Taxation Policy
'Śāstranīta’ permitted by Dharmaśāstra
(Mahābhārata, Śānti parva,71.10-25, Manusm¤ti,
7.127, 144) ;Criticism of unlawful taxation policy
in Mahābhārata, Śānti parva (87.19-18-22,88.4-
7) Two Types of Tax Sources in Arthaśāstra -1.
‘Aya-sarira’ and 2. ‘Aya-mukha’ (Altekar, A.S ,
State and Government in Ancient India, pp.262
267; Sahay, Shiva Swarup, Prachin Bharat ka
Samajika evam Arthika Itihas,pp.456-458)

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Unit: IV Inter-State Relations of State: 05 Credits
Brief survey of ‘Manḍala’ Theory of Inter-State
Relations; Principles and means of Diplomacy :
1.Sāma 2.Dāma,3 Danḍa.4.Bheda; Diplomacy of
War and Peace –‘Ṣāḍguṇya theory:1.Sandhi,
2.Vigraha, 3.Yāna, 4. Āsana, 5.Sanśraya and, 6.
Dvaidhībhāva (Altekar, A. S, State and
Government in Ancient India, pp.291- 308;
Satyaketu Vidyalankar, Prachin Bharatiya
Shasana Vyavastha aur Rajashastra, pp.363-376)

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 SANS-H-GE-T-04
Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy
Prescribed Course: Total 56 Credits
Section ‘A’ General Introduction 10 Credits
Section ‘B’ Schools of Indian Philosophy 30 Credits
Section ‘C’ Problems in Indian Philosophy 16 Credits
Unit-Wise Division:
Section ‘A’
Fundamentals of Philosophy
Unit: I Darśana - concept and aims, 05 Credits
Classification of Indian Philosophical schools,
Unit: II Salient features of Indian Philosophy 05 Credits
Section ‘B’
Schools of Indian Philosophy
Unit: I Heterodox Schools 06 Credits
Cārvāka – General introduction with emphasis on
Chanllenge to Veda, Rejection of Transcendental
Entities, Ethics (Based on Sarvadarshansamgraha)

Jainism – General introduction with emphasis on

Anekāntavāda, Syādvāda, Saptabhaṅginaya, triratna

Buddhism- General introduction with emphasis on

Four Noble Truths
Unit: II Orthodox Schools of Philosophy 06 Credits
Sāṁkhya – General Introduction with emphasis on
prakṛti, guṇatraya & puruṣa Entities (Based on
Sāṃkhyakārikā)
Yoga - Eight fold path of Yoga (Based on Yogasūtra
Sādhanapāda and Yogabhāṣya thereon)

Unit: III Nyāya –General introduction with emphasis on 06 Credits

Vaiśesika : Seven Padārthas (Based on Tarksamgrah)

Unit: IV Advaita Vedānta – General introduction with 04 Credits

emphasis a Brahman, Māyā, Jīva and Jagat (Based
on Vedāntasāra)
Unit: V Mīmāṃsā - Svataḥ Prāmāṇyavāda 04 Credits
Unit: VI Bhakti Schools of Vedānta – General introduction 04 Credits
with emphasis on God, Īśvara & nature of Bhakti
Section ‘C’
Problems in Indian Philosophy
Unit: I Epistemology : six pramāṇas 05 Credits
Unit: II Metaphysics: realism, idealism, Causation - 06 Credits
Satkāryavāda. Asatkāryavāda, Pariṇāmavāda,
Vivartavāda, svabhāvavāda, consciousness and
matter, theories of self
Unit: III Ethics : Karma & Punarjanma theory, Liberation 05 Credits

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 Skill Enhancement Course

SANS-H-SEC-T-01
Evolution of Indian Scripts
Prescribed Course: Total 28 Credtis
Section ‘A’ 14 Credits
Section ‘B’ 14 Credits
Unit-Wise Division
Section ‘A’
Unit: I 1. Antiquity of writing in India 14 Credits
2. Early Brāhmī and Kharoshthi Scripts
3. Development of Devanāgarī Scripts
4. Development of Eastern Indian Scripts with
Special Reference to Bengali and Odia
Section ‘B’
Unit: I 1. Types/Kinds of the Brāhmī script by 400 A.D. 14 Credits
2. Transition to early modern Indian scripts
3. Causes of variation in the Brāhmī script

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 SANS-H-SEC-T-02
Basic Elements of Āyurveda
Prescribed Course: Total 28 Credits
Section ‘A’ Introduction of Āyurveda 14 Credits
Section ‘B’ Carakasaṃhitā – (Sūtra-sthānam) 14 Credits
Unit-Wise Division
Section ‘A’
Introduction of Āyurveda
Unit: I Introduction of Āyurveda, History of Indian 07 Credits
Medicine in the pre-caraka period, The two
schools of Āyurveda: Dhanvantari and
Punarvasu.
Unit: II Main Ācāryas of Āyurveda – Caraka, Suśruta, 07 Credits
Vāgbhaṭṭa, Mādhava, Sārńgadhara and
Bhāvamiśra
Section ‘B’
Carakasaṃhitā – (Sūtra-sthānam)
Unit: I Carakasaṃhitā – (Sūtra-sthānam): Division of 14 Credits
Time and condition of nature and body in six
seasons. Regimen of Fall Winter (Hemanta),
Winter (Śiśira) & Spring (Vasanta) seasons.
Regimen of Summer (Grīṣma), Rainy (Varṣā)
and Autumn (Śarada) seasons.

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