Course Objectives:
This course on Vedic literature aims to introduce various types of Vedic texts. Students will also be able to get some knowledge on Upaniṣadic Literature.
Recommended Books/Readings:
1. Vedic Selection (Part. I & II) by U.C. Bandopadhyaya, Bidhan sarani, Calcutta, 2001
2. New Vedic Selection (Part-I & II) by Telang & Choubey, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi 5th edit., 1997
3. Vedic Path Samkalan by Santi Bandopadhyaya published by Sadesh, Calcutta.
4. Hymns from the Ṛgveda by Peter Peterson, revised by R. D. Karmakar, Bombay Sanskrit Series No. XXXVI.
5. Upanishad Aakhanda Samshkaran published by Haraf Prakashan, Culcutta.
6. Laxman, Panshikar Vasudev (ed.): One Hundred and Eight Upaniṣads, Nirnaya Sagar, Bombay.
7. Īśopaniṣad with Sāṁkarabhāṣya, Gītā Press, Gorakhpur.
8. Eight Upaniṣads with the Commentary of Sankaracharya (Vol. I & II) trans by Swami Gambhirananda, Advaita Ashrama (Publication Dept.) Kolkata 700014
9. Īśādidaśopaniṣadaḥ with Saṅkara Commentary, Motilal Banarsidas Delhi,1989
10. Macdonell, A. A.: A Vedic Reader for Students, Motilal Benarasidass, Delhi
11. Sarmah, Thaneswar: Riksuktartha Sancayana (Assamese), Chandra Prakash, Guwahati
12. Basu, Jogiraj: Vedar Parichaya (Assamese) Assam Publication Board, Guwahati
13. Bandopadhyaya, Santi: Vaidic Sahityer Ruprekha, Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Calcutta.
14. Sarma, S. N.: A History of Vedic Literature, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi
15. Sarmah, Tirthanath: Upanisad Ashtak (Assamese) Assam Publication Board, Guwahati.
Course Objective:
This course aims to acquaint students with General Sanskrit Grammar and Prākṛt Grammar.
Recommended Books/Readings:
1. Siddhāntakaumudi of Bhattoji Dikshit with Bālamanorama Part-I, edited by S.C. Shastri, Parimal Publication, Delhi
2. Laghusiddhantakaumudi of Varadaraja, ed. by Sridharanandasastri, MLBD, Delhi, 1977
3. Laghusiddhantakaumudi of Varadaraja, ed. by Pt. Gomati Prasad Misra, Chowkhamba Surbharati Prakashan, Varanasi, 2004
4. Kale, M. R.: A Higher Sanskrit Grammar, MLBD, Delhi
5. Vidyasagar, Iswar Chandra: Samagra Vyākaraṇa Kaumudī, Sahitya Kutir, Calcutta.
6. Bhattacharya, Harichandra: Sanskrit Vyakaran Prova, Baruah Agency, Guwahati.
7. The Prakrit Prakash of Vararuchi by Dr. Satya Ranjan Benarjee, Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Culcutta
8. Woolner, A.C.: Introduction to Prakrit, MLBD, Delhi
9. Thakur, Nagen: Pali, Prakrit Apavramsa Bhāsa aru Sahitya, K.M. Publishing House, Guwahati.
10. Goswami, Satyandra Narayan: Prakrit Sahitya, Bani Prakash, Guwahati-1
11. Whitney, William Dwight: Sanskrit Grammar, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Pvt. Ltd, Delhi