Description
Vyakarana – II Course content:
Panini’s Astsdhyayi is a monumental work in the sutra format (short aphorisms) that establishes the grammar for classical Sanskrit as a language. At the same time, the text also presents a general model for language description, that goes beyond Sanskrit as a specific language instance. This is the second course in a sequence of four courses on Vyakaraṇa (grammar) based on Panini’s Astadhyayi. The Vyakarana tradition provides interpretation and analysis of the sutras and elucidates the process of generation of various language components through treatises like Siddhanta-kaumudi and Laghu-siddhanta-kaumudi (for beginners) in the lines of Panini’s Astadhyayi. Traditionally, the commencement of the study of Vyakarana is done with these texts.
In this course the students will be able to:
- Understand the architecture of Astadhyayi as a treatise of language structure
- Independently study Astadhyayi with allied texts
- Comprehend the computational model of Sanskrit grammar as articulated by Astadhyayi
- Apply the rules of interpretation of Astadhyayi as proposed by Panini
- Understand the phonetic transition that occurs in the conjunction of sounds
- Appreciate the robustness and holistic excellence of the treatise
- Understand the philosophy of language that provided the concept of apoddhara based on which Panini formulated his Astadhyayi
Area of Study:- Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2)Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course
5) Completion of Vyakarana – I
Faculty / Instructor: Dr. Tilaka Rao
Quarter Offered: Winter 2024
