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PAPER - III (A)[CORE GROUP]

Unit-ISa hit s :

Study of the following hymns :gveda– Agni [1.1]; Indra [2.12]; Puru a [10.90]

Hira yagarbha [10.121]; N sad ya [10.129]V k [10.125] Arthavaveda–Prthiv

Br hma as and ra yakas :General characteristics; Peculiarities;Dar apaurnam sa -sacrifice; Legends – unah epaand V manas;

Pa camah yaj esGrammar and Schools of Vedic Interpretation :

Padap thaAccent– Ud tta, Anud tta and SvaritaPoints of difference between Vedic and ClassicalSanskrit, Schools of Vedic Interpretation– Traditionaland Modern

Unit-IIStudy of the contents and main concepts with specialreference to the following Upani ads :

a; Katha; Kena; B had ra yaka; Taittir yaUnit-III

General and brief introduction of Ved gasNirukta (Chapters I and II)

Four-fold division of Padas–Concept of N ma; Con-cept of khy ta;Meaning of Upasargas; Categories of Nip tasSix states of Action ( adbh vavik ra)Purposes of the study of NiruktaPrinciples of EtymologyEtymology of the following words :

carya; V ra; Hrada; Go; Samudra; V tra; ditya;U as; Megha;

V k; Udak; Nad ; A va; Agni; J tavedas;Vai v nara; Nighantu

Unit-IVMah bh ya (Paspa hnika) :

Definition of abdaRelation between abda and ArthaPurposes of the study of grammarDefinition of Vy kara aResult of the proper use of wordMethod of grammar

Siddh ntakaumud :Ti anta (Bh and Edh only)K danta (K tya Prakriy only)Taddita (Matvarth ya)K rakaStr pratyaya

Linguistics :Definition of languageClassification of languages (geneological and morpho-logical)Speech-mechanism with special reference to SanskritSoundsCauses of phonetic-changePhonetic laws (Grimm, Grassmann and Verner)Directions of semantic change and reasons of changeDefinition of V kya and its typesGeneral and brief introduction of Indo-European fam-ily of languagesDifference between Bh and V kDifference between language and dialect

Unit-VExplanation and critical questions

S khyak rik of -I varakri aVed ntas ra of Sad nandaArthasa graha of Laug k Bh skara

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Unit-VIR m ya a

Arrangement of the R m ya aLegends in the R m ya aSociety in the R m ya aR m ya a as a source of later Sanskrit worksLiterary value of the R m ya a

Mah bh rataArrangement of the Mah bh rataLegends in the Mah bh rataSociety in the Mah bh rataMah bh rata as a source of later Sanskrit worksLiterary value of the Mah bh rata

Pur asDefinition of Pur asMah pur as and Upapur asPur ic cosmologyPur as and Secular ArtsPur ic legends

Unit-VIIKau il ya Artha stra (First ten Adhik ra)Manusm ti (I, II, and VII Adhy yas)Y j avalkyasm ti (Vy vah r dhyaya only)

Unit-VIIIPoetry :

Raghuva a (I and XIV Cantos)Kir t rjun ya (I Canto)

i up lavadha (I Canto)Nai adhacarita (I Canto)

Prose :Da akum racaritam (VIII Ucchv sa)Har acaritam (V Ucchv sa)K dambar (Mah vet V ttant )

K vya stra :K vyaprak a– K vyalak a a; K vyaprayojana;

K vyahetu; K vyabheda; abda aktiAbhihit nvayav da; Anvit bhidh nav da; Cocept ofRasa and discussion of Rasas tra; Rasado a;K vyagu aAlamk ras– Anupr sa; lesa; Vakrokti; UpamaR paka; Utprek ; Sam sokti; Apahnuti; Nidar an ;Arth ntarany sa; D t nta; Vibh van ; Vi e okti;Sa kara; San tiDhvany loka (I Udyota)

Unit-IXN tya–Kar abh ra; Abhij na kuntala;Uttarar macarita; Mudr r k as; Ratn valN ya astra – N ya stra of Bharata (I, II and VIAdhy ya); Da ar paka (I and III Prak a)

Unit-XTarkasa graha (with D pik )

Tarkabh of Ke avami raA study of the concepts of Pram r, Prameya, Pram aand Pramiti

PAPER - III (B)[ELECTIVE / OPTIONAL]

Elective - ISa hit s :

Study of the following hymns :gveda

Varu a [1.25]S rya [1.125]U as [3.61]Parjanya [5.83]

ukla Yajurvedaivasa kalpa [1.6]

Praj pati [1.5]Artharvaveda

R str bhivardhanam [1.29]

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K la [10.53]Br hma a :

Subject-matterVidhi and its typesAgnihotra and Agni oma SacrificesAffiliation of the Br hma a texts with different

Sa hit skpr tis khya :

Definitions of the following :Sam n k ara; Sandhyak ara; Agho a; So man;Svarabhakti;Yama; Rakta; Sa yoga; Prag hya; Riphita

Nirukta (VII Adhy ya–Daivata K a)Types of MantrasCharacteristics of DeitiesNumber of Deities

Elective - IIV kyapad ya (Brahmak a)

Nature of Spho a; Nature of abda-Brahma; Powersof abda-Brahma; Relation between Spho a andDhvani; relation between abda and Artha; Types ofDhvani; Levels of language

S Çiddh ntakaumudSamasa; Parasmaipadavidh na; tmanepadavidh naP nin ya ik

Elective - IIIYogas tra-Vy sabh ya

Cittabh mi; Cittav ttis; Concept of I vara; Yog gas;Sam dhi; Kaivalya

Ved nta : Brahmasutra-s nkarabh sys (1.1)Ny ya-Vai sika: Ny yasiddh nta-Mukt bali (Anum naKha a)Sarvadar ana-sangraha: Jainism; Buddhism

Elective - IVK vya-prak a (II and V Ull sa)Vakrokti vitam (I Unmesa)K vyamim s (I to V Adhy yas)Rasagang dhara (I nana up to Rasanir pa a)

Elective - VPalaeography :

History of the decipherment of the Br hm ScriptAntiquity of the art of writing in IndiaTheories of the origin of the Br hm ScriptTypes of Epigraphical recordsBr hm Script of the Mauryan and Gupta periods

Inscriptions of A oka :Major Rock EdictsMajor Pillar EdictsGujarr Minor Rock EdictM ski Rock EdictRummindei Pillar EdictBilingual Inscription from K ndh ra

Post-Mauryan InscriptionS ran tha Buddhist Image Inscription of Kani ka’s re-gal-year, 3Manki l Inscription of Kaniskas regal– year, 18Nasik Cave Inscription of Nahapanas time(years 41, 42, 45)Girnar Rock Inscription of RudradamanHathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela

Gupta and post-Gupta Inscriptions :Allahabad Pillar Inscription of SamudraguptaMathura Stone Inscription of Chandragupta II’s reign-year 61Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription of ChandraBilsad Pillar Inscription of the time of Kum ragupta IDamodarpur Copper Plate Inscription of Kum ragupta-year 128

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Girn r Rock Inscription of SkandaguptaIndore Copper Plate Inscription of SkandaguptaBhitari Pillar Inscription of SkandaguptaMandasor Stone Inscription of the Guild of silk weav-ersPoona Copper Plate Inscription of Prabh vati GuptEran Inscription of Toram aGwalior Inscription of MihirakulaMandasor Pillar Inscription of YasodharmanMandasor Stone Inscription of Yo odharman-Vi uvardhanaBodhagaya Inscription of Mah n manN land Stone Inscription of the time ofYa ovarmadevaAphsad Stone Inscription of dityasenaDeobarn rka Inscription of Jivitagupta IIM liy Copper Plate Inscription of Dharasena IIHarah Inscription of I navarmanBan skher Copper Plate Inscription of Har aAihole Stone Inscription of Pulake in IIGwalior Inscription of Pratih ra King Mihirbhoja

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