WBCS Exe Etc Exam Main Optional Subject Sanskrit Literature Syllabus

Paper – I :

(a) Sanskrit Linguistics:-.

(i) Indo European family of languages.Continue Reading WBCS Exe Etc Exam Main Optional Subject Sanskrit Literature Syllabus
(ii) Phonetic Laws-Grimm’s Law, Verner’s Law, Grassmann’s Law, Collitz’s Law
(iii) Phonetic Tendencies
(iv) Development of Sanskrit- Vedic and Classical Sanskrit, Non-Aryan Influence in
Sanskrit, Contribution of Sanskrit in Linguistic Studies

(b) Sanskrit Grammar- Siddhanta Kaumudi-Karaka and Samasa

(c) Translation from Vedic texts into English:-

Agnisukta-1.1
Indrasukta-2.12
Suryasukta-1.115
Aksasukta-10.34
Hiranyagarbha Sukta-10.121
Devisukta-10.125

(d) (i) Translation from Sanskrit into English
Or
(ii) Translation from English into Sanskrit

(e) Paragraph in Sanskrit

Paper – II :

(a) History of Vedic and Classical Sanskrit Literature:-

(i) Vedic- Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanisad, Vedanga
(ii) Classical- Ramayana, Mahabharata, Asvaghosa, Bhasa, Kalidasa, Sudraka, Visakhadatta,
Bhavabhuti, Bharavi, Bhotti, Magha, Dandi, Banabhatta.
(iii) Philosophical – Fundamental ideas of orthodox systems of Indian Philosophy
(iv) Technical – Chandas, Arthasastra, Architecture, Medicine, Mathematics

(b) Texts (Meant for general acquaintance and not for minute study)

(i) Kalidasa’s Abhijnanasakuntalam and Bhavabhuti’s Uttararamacaritam
(ii) Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhavam (Canto I – V ) and Bharavi’s Kiratarjuniyam (Canto I – V )
(iii) Manusamhita (Ch. VII Sl. I-144)
(iv) Isavasyopanisad

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