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 />
SKT 303<br />
- VEDIC LITERATURE I<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this course is to study the language and the literature <strong>of</strong> the Vedic<br />
Period and the culture depicted in it with special reference to Ṛgveda.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
I.1 Agni<br />
I.154 Viṣṇu<br />
II.12 Indra<br />
III.33 Viśvāmitra nadī saṃvāda<br />
IV.51 Uṣā<br />
V.85 Varuṇa<br />
VII.48 Viśvedevā<br />
VII.63 Viśvedevā<br />
VII.103 Maṇḍūka<br />
X.14 Yama<br />
X.34 Akṣāḥ<br />
X.90 Puruṣa<br />
X.121 Hiraṇyagarbha<br />
X.129 Nāsadīya<br />
SKT 304 - BUDDHIST LITERATURE IN HYBRID SANSKRIT<br />
The course aims at identifying the distinctive features <strong>of</strong> the language (a mixture <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Sanskrit</strong> and Prakrit) used in Buddhist <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Literature. It also lays emphasis on concepts<br />
and ideas presented by Mahayana thinkers.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
Mahāvastu (Buddhist <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Texts) - pp. 295 - 305.<br />
edited by Dr. S. Bageht, 1970. Mithila Institute, Darbanga.<br />
Lalitavistara - 18 th chapter (Nairañjanaparivarta)<br />
Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra - 3 rd chapter (Aupamyaparivarta)<br />
SKT 305<br />
- SANSKRIT DRAMA II<br />
This is a continuation <strong>of</strong> SKT 301 which is a pre-requisite. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this<br />
course is to study the history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Drama from the age <strong>of</strong> Kālidāsa onwards and to<br />
study the dramatical texts belonging to this period.<br />
Prescribed Texts:<br />
Abhijñānaśākuntala <strong>of</strong> Kālidāsa - I, II, III, IV Acts<br />
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