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 />
This course <strong>of</strong>fers a study <strong>of</strong> the origin, growth, expansion and decline <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Sanskrit</strong><br />
Literature laying emphasis on consideration <strong>of</strong> extinct and extant literary forms and kinds.<br />
SKT 309 - ELEMENTARY SANSKRIT I<br />
Those who are <strong>of</strong>fering the Special degree in <strong>Sanskrit</strong> will not be permitted to follow<br />
this course, as it has been specially designed to meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> those who do not<br />
have a basic knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanskrit</strong>.<br />
Topics<br />
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The alphabet<br />
Referring the <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Dictionary for unknown words<br />
Verbs and their conjugation<br />
i. Present tense, Imperfect tense, Perfect tense, Future tense,<br />
Imperative mood, Potential mood, Gerunds (Absolutives) and<br />
Infinitives.<br />
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Nouns and their cases (Declension)<br />
i. Consonant Nouns ending in t\ g\ r\<br />
ii. Masculine Nouns ending in c O p C cf]<br />
iii. Neutral Nouns ending in c O p<br />
iv. Feminine Nouns ending in cf O O{ p C<br />
v. Pronouns c:db\ o'idb\ Obd\<br />
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Sandhi (External Sandhi)<br />
Vowels, consonants and Visarga<br />
A study <strong>of</strong> the language with respect to the above grammatical points<br />
will be made through easy selections from texts such as Bālādarśa, Prathamādarśa,<br />
Abhinavapāthāvalī, Pañcatantra, Hitopadeśa and Candrāpīḍacarita.<br />
SKT 310 -<br />
ELEMANTARY SANSKRIT II<br />
This course is a continuation <strong>of</strong> SKT 309. Those who are <strong>of</strong>fering the Special<br />
degree in <strong>Sanskrit</strong> will not be permitted to follow this course, as it has been specially<br />
designed to meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> those who do not have a basic knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanskrit</strong>.<br />
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