E-Teaching Capsule for Srimad- Bhagavad-Gita by Preeti Patel
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E-Teaching Capsule for Srimad- Bhagavad-Gita by Preeti Patel Submission date: 24-Oct-2018 12:04PM (UTC+0530) Submission ID: 1025838127 File name: Preeti_chapters_library.pdf (6.29M) Word count: 39661 Character count: 206277 E-Teaching Capsule for Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā A dissertation submitted to the University of Hyderabad for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sanskrit Studies by Patel Preeti Khimji 10HSPH01 Department of Sanskrit Studies School of Humanities University of Hyderabad Hyderabad 2018 E-Teaching Capsule for Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā A dissertation submitted to the University of Hyderabad for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sanskrit Studies by Patel Preeti Khimji 10HSPH01 under the guidance of Prof. Amba Kulkarni Professor, Department of Sanskrit Studies Department of Sanskrit Studies School of Humanities University of Hyderabad Hyderabad 2018 Declaration I, Patel Preeti Khimji, hereby declare that the work embodied in this dissertation en- titled “E-Teaching Capsule for Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā” is carried out by me under the supervision of Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni, Professor, Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad and has not been submitted for any degree in part or in full to this university or any other university. I hereby agree that my thesis can be deposited in Shodhganga/INFLIBNET. A report on plagiarism statistics from the University Librarian is enclosed. Patel Preeti Khimji 10HSPH01 Date: Place: Hyderabad Signature of the Supervisor Certificate This is to certify that the thesis entitled E-Teaching Capsule for Śrīmad-Bhagavad- Gītā Submitted by Patel Preeti Khimji bearing registration number 10HSPH01 in par- tial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities is a bonafide work carried out by her under my supervision and guid- ance. The thesis is free from plagiarism and has not been submitted previously in partorin full to this or any other University or Institution for award of any degree or diploma. Further, the student has the following publication(s) before submission of the thesis for adjudication and has produced evidence for the same in the form of acceptance letter or the reprint in the relevant area of research: (NOTE: at least one publication in a refereed journal is required) 1. The Sanskrit Library, ISBN-10: 1943135002 - 2015 and has made presentation in the following conferences: 1. How free is ‘free’ word order in Sanskrit?, Sanskrit syntax and discourse struc- tures, Université Paris Diderot - 2013 2. Geeta: Gold Standard Annotated Data, Analysis and its Application, 10th In- ternational Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICON), Noida, Delhi - 2013 3. Revival of Ancient Sanskrit Teaching methods using Computational Platforms, Workshop on - Bridging the gap between Sanskrit Computational Linguistics tools and management of Sanskrit Digital Libraries, BHU, Varanasi - 2016 Further, the student has passed the following courses towards fulfillment of the course- work requirement for Ph.D. has been exempted from doing coursework (recommended by the Research Advisory Committee) on the basis of the following courses passed during his M.Phil programme and the M.Phil degree awarded to her: No. Course-Code Course Title Credits Pass/Fail 1. LT600 Research Methodology 4.00 Pass 2. LT601 Indian Grammatical Tradition 4.00 Pass 3. LT602 Natural Language Processing 4.00 Pass 4. LT603 Sanskrit Lexicography 4.00 Pass Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni Supervisor and Head of the Department Department of Sanskrit Studies School of Humanities University of Hyderabad Dean School of Humanities University of Hyderabad ॥व े महापषु त े चरणारिवम॥् ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My heartfelt gratitude and obeisance to all my perceptors who are a constant source of inspiration and guidance in my life. During moments of despair I found solace in Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā which is a guiding force and an inseparable part of my life. I am grateful to my mentor Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni for her unconditional help and support. Her relentless patience and encouragement has helped overcome many dif- ficulties. Thank you for not giving up hope onme. I am deeply indebted to Prof. K. V. Ramakrishnamacharyulu, Prof. Vineet Chaitanya, Prof. Subbaraidu, Prof. Lalit Kumar Tripathi, Prof. Ramsalahi Dvivedi and Prof. Bharat Bhushan Tripathi for their valuable insights and practical inputs in this research. I express my gratitude to Prof. G. Umamaheshwar Rao, Prof. K. N. Murthy, Prof. K. Sub- rahmanyam and Prof. J. S. R. A. Prasad for their support and encouragement. My sincere thanks to my friends Ms. Dhara Katira, Dr. Ranjay Singh, Dr. Shivanand Shukl, Dr. Pawan Goyal, Dr. Anil Gupta, Mrs. Soniya Gupta, Dr. Pavankumar, Dr. Arjuna S. R. , Mr. Karunakar, Mr. Krishnamohan, Dr. Shailaja, Mr. Sanjeev P. , Mr. Brijesh Mishra, Ms. Jayashree G. , Dr. Monali Das, Ms. Sheetal Pokar, Mrs. Mridula Ashwin for their continuous help. My special gratitude to Mr. Sanal Vikram and Mr. Madhusoodan who helped me with the technical aspects of finalisation of my work. My parents, in-laws, brothers (Prashant and Nilesh) and sisters are the backbone of my life. What I am today is all because of their selfless love and care. Words fall short for i expressing my warm feelings for my husband Dr. Devanand Shukl whose presence is a constant comfort in my life. My hearty thanks to the office staff of Department of Sanskrit Studies and theAdmin- istration Office for providing me all sorts of infrastructural support. Last but not the very least I thank everyone who have directly or indirectly helped me complete my research work and thesis. ii CONTENTS Acknowledgements i Contents iii List of Figures vii List of Tables xi List of Abbreviations xv Dissertation related papers presented at Conferences xvi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Historical Background of Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā ............. 1 1.2 Summary of each chapter of Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā ........... 5 1.3 Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā and its commentators ............... 9 1.4 Aim and Methodology ........................... 12 1.4.1 Aim ................................. 12 1.4.2 Methodology ............................ 14 1.5 Organisation of Thesis ........................... 15 iii I Linguistic Analysis: Building the Foundation 18 2 Linguistic Analysis of Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā 19 2.1 Clues from Commentary tradition ..................... 19 2.2 Procedure .................................. 24 2.3 An Illustration ................................ 25 2.4 Summary ................................... 31 II Pedagogy and Interface Description 32 3 Pedagogy and Interface Description of Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā 33 3.1 Teaching Methodology ........................... 33 3.2 Ancient Indian Methods .......................... 34 3.2.1 Comparison of Both Methods ................... 35 3.2.2 Utility of Indian Methods ..................... 36 3.3 Influence of Western Methods ....................... 36 3.3.1 New Western Methods ....................... 37 3.4 Current Trends in Sanskrit Teaching .................... 38 3.5 Effective Use of Language Technology ................... 39 3.5.1 E-reader ............................... 40 3.6 Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā Interface Description ............... 41 3.6.1 Features of Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā Interface ........... 41 3.6.2 Utility of Interface ......................... 51 3.7 Summary ................................... 53 III Teaching Module for Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā 54 4 Statistical Analysis and Grammar Kit for Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā 55 4.1 Utility of Statistical Analysis ........................ 55 4.1.1 Visual Aids ............................. 56 4.2 Importance of Statistics in Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā ............ 56 4.3 Domain Specific Teaching Capsules .................... 57 4.3.1 Domain specific Teaching Material ................ 58 iv 4.3.2 Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā Teaching Module ............. 58 4.4 Verse Distribution .............................. 59 4.5 Summary ................................... 61 5 Prosodic Analysis 62 5.1 Features of Metre .............................. 62 5.2 Description of metres ............................ 64 5.2.1 Anuṣṭup ............................... 64 5.2.2 Triṣṭup ................................ 65 5.3 Observation ................................. 78 5.4 Summary ................................... 78 6 Morphological Analysis 80 6.1 Statistical Analysis ............................. 81 6.2 Word Formation in Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā ................ 83 6.2.1 Subanta Word Formation ...................... 84 6.2.2 Tiṅanta Word Formation ...................... 104 6.3 Summary ................................... 128 7 Sandhi Analysis 129 7.1 Ac-sandhi .................................. 131 7.2 Hal-sandhi .................................. 139 7.3 Visarga-sandhi ................................ 151 7.4 Summary ................................... 163 8 Compound Analysis 165 8.1 Statistical Analysis ............................. 165 8.2 Syntactic Classification ........................... 166 8.3 Semantic Classification ........................... 172 8.4 Relevant Pāṇinian Grammar Rules ..................... 173 8.4.1 Tatpuruṣa .............................. 173 8.4.2 Bahuvrīhi .............................. 180 8.4.3 Dvandva ............................... 183 8.4.4 Avyayībhāva ............................ 184 v 8.4.5 Garbhit Samāsas .......................... 185 8.5 Summary ................................... 185 9 Sentential Analysis 187 9.1 Statistical Analysis ............................. 188 9.2 Teaching