M.A Sanskrit - II year syllabus

M.A Sanskrit - II year syllabus

M.A., Sanskrit & its application (offered by SASTRA University) 

This is a 2 year course with 10 papers of 5 papers in each year.

PAPER – VI –Core course IV – Early text / Upanishads / Bhagavad Gita 

UNIT -1	Vedic reader for Students, Study of hymns – Agni – Indra – Varuna.
UNIT -2	Study of hymns – Rudra, Vishnu, Purusha.
UNIT -3	Isavaasya Upanishad – full text.
UNIT -4	Srimad Bhagavad Gita – Chapter -12.
UNIT -5	History of Vedic Literature – Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda – Brahmanas Upanishads, their dates & contents, Merits of Gita.

PAPER – VII – Core course –V – Introduction to Yoga 

UNIT -1	Yoga  Sutra – Chapter-1 – Sutras 1 to 40
UNIT -2	Yoga  Sutra – Chapter-1– Sutras 41 to 51 Chapter-2 – Sutras – 1 to 30
UNIT -3	Yoga  Sutra – Chapter-2– Sutras 31 to 55 Chapter-3– Sutras 1 to 15
UNIT -4	Chapter-3– Sutras 16 to 55
UNIT -5	Chapter-4– Sutras 1 to 34

PAPER – VIII – Core course –VI – Vyakarana  

UNIT -1	First 16 lessons of the first book of Sanskrit by Bhandarkar
UNIT -2	Basics of the book Siddhanta Koumudi Prakarana – Samjna & Paribhasha
UNIT -3	Ach Sandhi & Hal Sandhi
UNIT -4	Visarga Sandhi and Svadi Sandhi
UNIT -5	Panini & computer languages

PAPER – IX – Elective III – Vedanta (a) – Advaita 

UNIT -1	Introduction to Vedanta and Adi Shankaracharya – The qualifications for the study of Vedanta – the necessity of a guru.
UNIT -2	Superimposition – the individual and collective aspects – the nature of Turiya – The extensions of Ignorance – The nature of Subtle Bodies – The nature of Gross bodies – the limit of Superimposition.
UNIT -3	The Jiva and superimposition – The Charvakas – the Buddhists – Mimamsaka views – the sunyavadhins – Establishment of the true nature of self.
UNIT -4	De-Superimposition-   Going back to the final cause – the meaning of “Though art that” – the meaning of “ I am Brahman.”
UNIT -5	The steps to Self-Realisation – Study of Vedantic texts – Reflection and meditation – Samadhi – its nature and varieties – Samadhi and sleep. The Eight fold practice – the obstacles of Samadhi and their removal – Charectarestics of the Jivan muktha – The attainment of kaivalya or Absoluteness.

  

PAPER – IX – Elective III – Vedanta (b) – Vishishtadvaita   

UNIT -1	Introduction to Vedanta and Sri Ramanujacharya –
UNIT -2	Nature of Jeeva and Dharmabhutajnana
UNIT -3	Nature of Brahman
UNIT -4	Causuality of Brahman
UNIT -5	Brahmasutra and its contents.

PAPER – IX – Elective III – Vedanta (c) – Vedanta-dvaita   

UNIT -1	Introduction to Vedanta and Sri Madhvacharya –
UNIT -2	Chapters 1 & 2 – Dravya & Guna Nirupanam
UNIT -3	Chapters 3 & 4 – Pramaneni & Sishyadi kartrutva Nirupanam
UNIT -4	Chapter – 5 – Moksha sadhana Nirupanam
UNIT -5	Chapter – 6 – Moksha swaroopa Nirupanam

PAPER – X : One elective may be selected from the following 5 subjects for self study

External 100 marks with no internal marks for this paper. 

1. Manuscriptology
2. Devotional Literature
3. Ayurveda
4. Alankara
5. Vyakarna