Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
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Department <strong>of</strong> Classical Languages | <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peradeniya</strong><br />
and style, and the socio-cultural background in which this tradition was handed down. SKT<br />
201 will be a prerequisite.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
Selected passages from Mahābhārata given in Mahābhārata Pāthāvalī ed. By<br />
M.H.F.Jayasuriya<br />
Rāmāyaṇa (Sundarakāṇḍa) - 13 -14 chapters<br />
Vairāgyaśataka - 01 - 25 Verses<br />
Siśupālavadha (1 st Sarga) - 01 - 30 Verses<br />
SKT 206 -<br />
SANSKRIT PROSE LITERATURE II<br />
The aim <strong>of</strong> the course is to examine the history <strong>of</strong> prose composition from the<br />
classical period to date. Emphasis will be on the language used in <strong>of</strong>ficial and day-to-day<br />
activities. Texts will be evaluated from literary and aesthetic points <strong>of</strong> view. SKT 203 will be a<br />
prerequisite.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
Kathāsaritsāgara - 23 rd Adhyāya, Fourth Lambaka, Third Taraṅga<br />
Girnār Rock Inscription <strong>of</strong> Rudradāman<br />
Jetavanārāma Inscription<br />
A modern <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Fiction also will be included<br />
SKT 207 -<br />
SANSKRIT GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION<br />
This course <strong>of</strong>fers a comparative study <strong>of</strong> the Vedic and Classical grammar <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Sanskrit</strong>. After an initial study <strong>of</strong> these grammars separately, texts in vedic and classical<br />
prose will be compared to highlight the main differences in the two grammatical systems.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
Vedic Grammar for Students - A. A. Macdonell<br />
The <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Language - T. Burrow<br />
An introductory knowledge <strong>of</strong> Yāska , Pāṇini, Pātañjalī and other olden<br />
grammarians<br />
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