Course Objectives:
This course aims to acquaint students with Classical Sanskrit Prose literature. Origin and development of prose, important prose romances and fables Sanskrit are also included here for students to get acquainted with the beginnings of Sanskrit Prose literature. The course also seeks to help students negotiate texts independently.
Suggested Books/Readings:
1. Śukanāsopadeśa with Hindi com., ed. by Prahlad Kumar & Meharchand Laksmandas, Delhi.
2. Śukanāsopadeśa with Hindi com., ed. by Ramakanta Jha, Choukhamba Vidyabhavan, Varanasi.
3. Visrutacaritam ed. by Surendradev Sastri, Sahityabhandar, Meerut.
4. Viśrutacaritam ed. by Jagadish Chandra Sarma, Jagadish Sanskrit Pustakaya, Jayapur, 2016
5. Keith, A. B.: History of Sanskrit Literature, also Hindi translation, MLBD, Delhi.
6. Krishnamachariar, M.: History of Classical Sanskrit Literature, MLBD, Delhi.
7. Shastri, Gaurinath: A Concise History of Sanskrit Literature, MLBD, Delhi.
8. Winternitz, Maurice: Ancient Indian Literature (Vol. I-III), MLBD, Delhi
9. Sarma, Thaneswar: Sanskrit Sahityar Itibritta, Chandra Prakash, Panbazar, Guwahati
10. Bhagavati, Kamakhya Charan: Sanskrit Sahityar Jilingoni, Granthapith, Panbazar, Guwahati
Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to study the philosophy of self-management in the Gītā. The course seeks to help students negotiate the text independently without referring to the traditional commentaries so as to enable them to experience the richness of the text.
Recommended Books/Readings:
1. Śrīmadbhagavadgītā - English commentary by Jayadayal Goyandka, Tattvavivecinī, Gītā Press, Gorakhpur, 1997.
2. Śrīmadbhagavadgītā - A Guide to Daily Living, English translation and notes by Pushpa Anand, Arpana Publications, 2000.
4. Śrīmadbhagavadgītā - The Scripture of Mankind, text in Devanagari with transliteration in English and notes by Swami Tapasyananda, Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1984.
5. Śrīmadbhagavadgītā Jathājath, trans. by Srimad Bhakticharu Swami, Bhaktivedanta book Trust, Kolkota.
6. Radhanath Phukanar Rachanawali, Asom Prakashan Parishad.
7. Chinmayananda: The Art of Man Making (114 short talks on the Bhagavadgītā), Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Bombay, 1991.
8. Panchamukhi, V. R.: Managing One-Self (Śrīmadbhagavadgītā : Theory and Practice), R.S. Panchamukhi Indological Research Centre, New Delhi & Amar Grantha Publications, Delhi, 2001.
9. Sri Aurobindo: Essays on the Gītā, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, 1987.
10. Srinivasan, N. K.: Essence of Śrīmadbhagavadgītā : Health & Fitness
(commentary on selected verses), Pustak Mahal, Delhi, 2006.
11. Chaliha, Anjana: Gītā Anveshan, Grantha Sanskriti, Jorhat.