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Syllabi of Master of Arts (Ma) Sanskrit General SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, KALADY Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade FACULTY OF SANSKRIT LITERATURE DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT GENERAL SYLLABI OF MASTER OF ARTS (MA) IN SANSKRIT GENERAL OUTCOME BASED TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION (OBTLE) 2019 Table of Contents Contents Page No. Programme Outcome of the Institution 1 Programme Specific Outcome of 2 Post Graduate Programme in Sanskrit General Structure of 3 Post Graduate Programme in Sanskrit General Courses 4 Course Code and Course Title for Each Semester 5-8 Abbreviations 9 Detailed syllabi of the Programme Semester I 10-30 Semester II 31-47 Semester III 48-65 Semester IV 66-87 Programme Outcomes (POs) of SSUS for PG Programmes Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at PO1 our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives. Communication: Listen, read, comprehend, speak and write clearly and effectively in person and through electronic media in English/regional PO2 language/language of the discipline and exhibit sound domain knowledge including academic concepts and terminologies. Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Engage in independent and lifelong PO3 learning in the broadest context of socio-technological changes. Ethics: Understand different value systems including one’s own, as also PO4 the moral dimensions of actions, and accept responsibility for it. Department of Sanskrit General Page 1 MA PROGRAMME IN SANSKRIT GENERAL PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME (PSO) Examine and associate the application of language and exposition of PSO 1 culture across various genres of Sanskrit literature (PO1) Formulate the structure of bhāṣā – the language and determine diverse PSO 2 aspects of Linguistics (PO2) Apprehend the methodology and methodological devices of Indic Śāstras PSO 3 and disseminate the traditional knowledge system with relevance (PO3) Develop the competency to identify potential areas of investigation from PSO 4 the immense body of Sanskrit works (PO4) Department of Sanskrit General Page 2 STRUCTURE OF POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN SANSKRIT GENERAL (2019 June onwards) M A Programme consists of four semesters. Total number of courses is sixteen. Each course has four credits. The student must acquire a minimum total of sixty four credits to complete the programme. Among the sixteen courses two are interdisciplinary courses to be opted from the parent department and two multidisciplinary courses to be opted from other departments. A semester comprises of three core courses and one interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary course. Semesters I and IV offer interdisciplinary courses and Semesters II and III offer multidisciplinary courses. Students from departments other than Sanskrit can opt multidisciplinary elective courses offers by the Department of Sanskrit General in Semesters II and III. They may write the answers either in Sanskrit, or in Malayalam, or in English. The course 16 of the programme viz. SEMINAR COURSE is schemed in such a way that the student may opt any topic related to Sanskrit Literature and it is to be presented in the Seminar along with Dissertation work before End Semester Examination. The student should adhere to the guidelines prescribed by the University for this course. Total Credits: 64 Credits for each Course: 04 Core Courses: 12 Interdisciplinary Courses: 02 Multidisciplinary Courses: 02 Department of Sanskrit General Page 3 COURSES FOR MA IN SANSKRIT GENERAL 01. PSGM10101 ANCIENT INDIAN METHODOLOGICAL DEVICES 10 02. PSGM10102 VEDAS, VEDĀNTA AND VEDĀṄGAS 13 03. PSGM10103 SANSKRIT POETICS 16 04. PSGM10104 SANSKRIT POETRY 19 05. PSGM10105 FOREMOST DĀRŚANIKAS IN SANSKRIT 21 06. PSGM10106 SCIENCE IN SANSKRIT 23 07. PSGM10107 ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION IN ARTHAŚĀSTRA 26 08. PSGM10108 GENDER AND ETHNICITY IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE 28 09. PSGS10109 INDIAN SEMIOTICS I 31 10. PSGS10110 DRAMA AND DRAMATURGY 33 11. PSGS10111 NYĀYA AND MĪMĀMSĀ 35 12. PSGM10112 APPLIED SANSKRIT 38 13. PSGM10113 QUINTESSENCE OF SANSKRIT LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 42 14. PSGM10114 SANSKRIT SCHOLARSHIP OF KERALA 45 15. PSGM10115 VAIDIKADARŚANAS 48 16. PSGM10116 INDIAN SEMIOTICS - II 51 17. PSGM10117 MANUSCRIPTOLOGY 54 18. PSGM10118 STAGE CONCEPT IN NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA 57 19. PSGM10119 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA 59 20. PSGM10120 ECO THEOLOGY IN SANSKRIT 61 21. PSGS10121 LINGUISTICS REPOSITORY OF SANSKRIT 63 22. PSGS10122 VISTA OF CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS IN SANSKRIT 66 23. PSGS10123 SEMINAR COURSE 68 24. PSGS10124 FORMS OF SANSKRIT KĀVYAS AND MAJOR THEORETICIANS 70 25. PSGS10125 THE ART OF DEBATE AND LOGICAL REASONING IN ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE 73 26. PSGS10126 HISTORICAL KĀVYAS IN SANSKRIT 75 27. PSGM10127 EASTERN AND WESTERN LITERARY THEORIES 77 28. PSGM10128 CLASSICAL INDOLOGY IN RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT 80 29. PSGM10129 POLITICAL DRAMAS IN SANSKRIT 82 30. PSGM10130 INFORMATICS, COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND SANSKRIT 85 Department of Sanskrit General Page 4 POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME (M.A.) IN SANSKRIT GENERAL CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR CBCSS, 2019 4 SEMESTERS 16 CREDITS FOR EACH SEMESTER SEMESTER I COURSE COURSE TITLE CODE CORE COURSES PSGM10101 ANCIENT INDIAN METHODOLOGICAL DEVICES PSGM10102 VEDAS, VEDĀNTA AND VEDĀṄGAS PSGM10103 SANSKRIT POETICS INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (Select Any One) PSGM10104 SANSKRIT POETRY PSGM10105 FOREMOST DĀRŚANIKAS IN SANSKRIT PSGM10106 SCIENCE IN SANSKRIT PSGM10107 ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION IN ARTHAŚĀSTRA PSGM10108 GENDER AND ETHNICITY IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE Department of Sanskrit General Page 5 POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME (M.A.) IN SANSKRIT GENERAL CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR CBCSS, 2019 4 SEMESTERS 16 CREDITS FOR EACH SEMESTER SEMESTER II COURSE COURSE TITLE CODE CORE COURSES PSGS10109 INDIAN SEMIOTICS I PSGS10110 DRAMA AND DRAMATURGY PSGS10111 NYĀYA AND MĪMĀMSĀ MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSES (Select Any One) PSGM10112 APPLIED SANSKRIT PSGM10113 QUINTESSENCE OF SANSKRIT LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PSGM10114 SANSKRIT SCHOLARSHIP OF KERALA Department of Sanskrit General Page 6 POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME (M.A.) IN SANSKRIT GENERAL CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR CBCSS, 2019 4 SEMESTERS 16 CREDITS FOR EACH SEMESTER SEMESTER III COURSE COURSE TITLE CODE CORE COURSES PSGM10115 VAIDIKADARŚANAS PSGM10116 INDIAN SEMIOTICS - II PSGM10117 MANUSCRIPTOLOGY MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSES (Select Any One) PSGM10118 STAGE CONCEPT IN NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA PSGM10119 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA PSGM10120 ECO THEOLOGY IN SANSKRIT Department of Sanskrit General Page 7 POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME (M.A.) IN SANSKRIT GENERAL CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR CBCSS, 2019 4 SEMESTERS 16 CREDITS FOR EACH SEMESTER SEMESTER IV COURSE COURSE TITLE CODE CORE COURSES PSGS10121 LINGUISTICS REPOSITORY OF SANSKRIT PSGS10122 VISTA OF CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS IN SANSKRIT PSGS10123 SEMINAR COURSE INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (Select Any One) PSGS10124 FORMS OF SANSKRIT KĀVYAS AND MAJOR THEORETICIANS PSGS10125 THE ART OF DEBATE AND LOGICAL REASONING IN ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE PSGS10126 HISTORICAL KĀVYAS IN SANSKRIT PSGM10127 EASTERN AND WESTERN LITERARY THEORIES PSGM10128 CLASSICAL INDOLOGY IN RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT PSGM10129 POLITICAL DRAMAS IN SANSKRIT PSGM10130 INFORMATICS, COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND SANSKRIT Department of Sanskrit General Page 8 ABBREVIATIONS OBTLE Outcome Based Teaching Learning and Evaluation PO Programme Outcome PSO Programme Specific Outcome CO Course Outcome CL Cognitive Level R Remember U Understand Ap Apply An Analyse Ev Evaluate Cr Create KC Knowledge Categories Fac Factual Con Conceptual Pro Procedural Met Metacognitive Department of Sanskrit General Page 9 Semester - wise Course Details Course Outcomes, Contents, Tagging and Reading List of Courses Semester I CORE 01 COURSE: PSGM10101 ANCIENT INDIAN METHODOLOGICAL DEVICES Major Devices & Minor Devices 1. Tantrayukti in Āyurveda 2. Tantrayukti in Kāvyaśāstra Course Learning Outcomes: CO1 Summarize the Indian pursuit of knowledge CO2 Understand the requisites of a traditional scientific treatise CO3 Examine the Methodology of a scientific texts Aṣṭādhyāyī Arthaśāstram and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇam CO4 Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the Method applied in Āyurvedic texts and Kāvyaśāstra texts CO5 Relate the Methodology across ancient texts Module: 1 Significance of Tantrayukti and enumeration and definition of major minor devices Module: 2 Enumeration and definition of minor devices Module: 3 Tantrayukti in Āyurveda Module: 4 Tantrayukti in Kāvyaśāstra Department of Sanskrit General Page 10 Course: ANCIENT INDIAN METHODOLOGICAL DEVICES Credits: 4 CO CO Statement PO/P CL KC Class Lab/ Assessment SO Session/ Field Tutorial (Hrs) (Hrs) (72) CO1 Understand the in-depth PSO3 R, Fac 06 00 Presentation meanings of Indian pursuit of U Knowledge CO2 Understand the devices that PO1, U Con 24 Written and serves as epistemological and PSO1 Oral test hermeneutical underpinnings of Indian textual traditions CO3 Analyze the prescriptive and PSO3 An Con 06 Comparing descriptive composition of a Methodology of scientific treatise different texts of same subject CO4 Evaluate the Methodology of a PO2 Ev Pro 18 Assignment composition and effectiveness PSO1 in its dissemination CO5 Apply the Methodological PSO4 Ap Pro 18 Assignment devices across Indian traditional texts ESSENTIAL READING 1. Methodology of Ancient Indian Sciences, Prof. W.K.Lele Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan, Varanasi 2006 2. Carakasaṃhitā, Sharma R K & Bhagawan Dash V, Chowkamba Ebook available@
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