Department of Sanskrit

Course Outcomes (Honours)

Semester I

After becoming successful completion of all undergraduate Course students will have following opportunities and skills.

 Course Title:

Classical Sanskrit Literature(Poetry)

CO-1. To make the knowledge of depth to difference in between ancient literature and modern  literature. CO-2 This course aims to get students acquainted with Classical Sanskrit Poetry.

CO-3 This course provides the students the information of History of Sanskrit literature, especially the development of Sanskrit literature.

CO-4 The course also seeks to help students to negotiate texts independently.

 Course Title:

Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature

CO-1This course aims to get acquaint the students with the journey of Sanskrit literature from Vedic literature to Purāṇa.

CO-2 It also intends to give an outline of different Śāstric traditions, through which the students will be able to know the different genres of Sanskrit Literature and Śāstras.

Semester II

 Course Title:

Classical Sanskrit Literature(Prose)

CO-1 This course aims to acquaint students with comprehensive information of Classical Sanskrit Prose literature. Origin and development of prose, Important prose romances and fables Sanskrit, etc., have also been included here to acquaint the students with the history of Sanskrit Prose literature.

CO-2 Besides the information of history this course also seeks to help students to select the Sanskrit texts for independent literary study.

 Course Title:Self Management in the Gītā

CO-1.Through the study of Gita the students have to know Spiritual Power ,the power of Knowledge, The study of work-culture etc.

CO-2 The objective of this course is to study the philosophy of self-management in the Śrīmadbhagavadgītā. CO-3. This course helps the students for creative writing and analytical study.

CO-4 This also guides the students to find out the relevance of Śrīmadbhagavadgītā in present context. CO-5 It helps the students to understand the broader perceptive of life.

CO-6 It helps the students to know various ways of maintaining balance between thought and action.

Semester III

 Course Title:

Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drāmā)

CO-1 Life values and personality development.

CO-2 Study on a poet’s Poetic approach of Sanskrit drama “Abhijananashakuntalam”. CO-3Study on ancient Story and brief history.

CO-4 The way of Sanskrit theatre has grown and development and their contribution. CO-5 Analytical study On Dushant and Sahkuntala and their characters.

 Course Title:

Poetics and Literary Criticism

CO-1 The study of Sāhityadarpana (Sanskrit Poetics) embraces all poetic arts and includes concepts like alaṁkāra, rasa, rīti, vakrokti, dhvani, aucitya etc. The entire domain of Sanskrit poetic has

flourished with the topics such as definition of poetry and divisions, functions of word and meaning, theory of rasa and alaṁkāra (figures of speech) and chandas (metre), etc.All these familiarize the students with the fundamental technical structures of Sanskrit literature.

CO-2 This develops capacity for creative writing and literary appreciation.

CO-3 Students can gain knowledge about the basic concept of kavya’s and their parts.

 Course Title:

Indian Social Institution and Polity

CO-1 Social institutions and Indian Polity have been highlighted in Dharma-śāstra literature.

CO-2 The aim of this course is to make the students acquainted with various aspects of social institutions and Indian polity as propounded in the ancient Sanskrit texts such as Saṁhitās, Mahābhārata,

Purāṇa, Kauṭilya'sArthaśāstra and other works known as Nītiśāstra.

 Course Title:

Basic Sanskrit

CO-1 Students can learn the script like bramhi ,pali , prakrit and also Devnagari.

CO-2 Students can learn the moral value of human life from fable Brahmadatta-karkaṭa-kathā- (Aparīkṣitakāraka)

Semester IV

 Course Title:

Indian Epigraphy and Chronology

CO-1 This course aims to acquaint the students with the epigraphical journey in Sanskrit, the only source which directly reflects the society, politics, geography and economy of the time.

CO-2 The course also seeks to help students to know the different styles of Sanskrit writing.

 Course Title:

Modern Sanskrit Literature

CO-1 The purpose of this course is to expose students to the rich & profound tradition of modern creative writing in Sanskrit, enriched by new genres of writing.

CO-2 Students will be able to know not only ancient literature and their classification but also modern Sanskrit literature

 Course Title:

Sanskrit and World Literature

CO-1 This course is aimed to provide information to students about the spread & influence of Sanskrit literature and culture through the ages in various parts of the world in medieval & modern times.

CO-2 Study on a poet and poetry and existence of Sanskrit literature. CO-3 Study on ancient Story and brief history.

CO-4 The way of Sanskrit theatre has grown and development and their contribution.

Semester V

 Course Title Vedic Literature

CO-1 This course on Vedic literature aims to introduce various types of Vedic texts. Students will also be able to read one Upaniṣad namely Isopanisad, where primary Vedānta-view is propounded.

CO-2 mastery over some of the exemplary portions of the Vedic literature.

CO-3 A thorough acquaintance of the methodology employed by Sayanacharya in interpreting the Vedas.

CO-4 the comprehension of the selected portions of Yaska'sNirukta. CO-5 the understanding of the basics of Vedic etymology.

 Course Title

Sanskrit Grammar

CO-1 To acquaint the students with general Sanskrit Grammar

CO-2 acquaintanceship with the basic structure of Sanskrit Compounds. CO-3 training in the theories of Compound formation.

CO-4 the ability to understand the syntax and semantics of Sanskrit compounds. CO-5 the ability to apply grammatical rules in examples.

 Course Title

Dramaturgy -- Sāhityadarpaņa

CO-1 The theories of Sanskrit Aesthetics and Literary Criticism as embodied in the selected portions of Sahityadarpana.

CO-2 The basic doctrines of different schools of aesthetics and literary criticism in Sanskrit.

 Course Title

Elements of Linguistics –

CO-1 The basics of Linguistics.

CO-2 The possibilities of extending and applying the Sanskrit grammatical rules to other arenas.

CO-3 How to utilize online resources to develop knowledge in a field of one's own choice.

Semester VI

 Course Title

Indian Ontology and Epistemology

CO-1 This course aims to get the students acquainted with the cardinal principles of the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika philosophy through the Tarkasaṁgraha and to enable students to handle philosophical texts in

Sanskrit.

CO-2 It also intends to give them an understanding of essential aspects of Indian Philosophy. CO-3 The basics of Advaita Vedanta.

CO-4 A popular form of Vedantic methodology which in turn will enable the learner to have further pursuits into the higher realms of Indian Philosophy.

 Course Title

Sanskrit Composition and Communication

CO-1 Acquaintanceship with the basic structure of Sanskrit Sentences. CO-2 Training in the theories of karaka.

CO-3 The ability to understand the syntax and semantics of Sanskrit. CO-4 The ability to apply grammatical rules in examples.

CO-5 This paper aims at teaching composition and other related information based on LaghusiddhāntakaumudīVibhaktyarthaPrakarana.

 Course Title

Fundamentals of Ᾱyurveda

CO-1 Students can get the treatment purpose knowledge. CO-2 Besic knowledge of Ayurveda and there angas.

 Course Title

Art of Balanced Living

CO-1 Comprehension of the selected portion of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

CO-2 Understanding of the interrelation existing between the Sankhya and Yoga systems of philosophy. CO-3 An acumen to discern the theme and the import of the often confusing terminology of Bhagavad Gita.

CO-4 Mastery over the opening chapters of the most popular scripture of the Vedantins.