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Sanskrit — Model Syllabus Roadmap

22 Official 2024 Lecturer Disciplines — Syllabus Directory · Subjects 12–22

Useful for: SSB Lecturer (Degree Colleges)

Overview

Sanskrit at lecturer level covers Vedic literature, grammar, classical literature, poetics and philosophy.

Key points

Vedic literature: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads.
Grammar: Panini’s Ashtadhyayi (about 4,000 sutras), Patanjali’s Mahabhashya.
Classical literature: Kalidasa, Bharavi, Magha, Bhavabhuti, Bana.
Poetics: Bharata (rasa), Anandavardhana (dhvani), Mammata (Kavyaprakasha).
Darshanas: the six orthodox systems.
Translation and composition.

Explanation

Brihattrayi and laghutrayi are standard groupings.
Chhandas and alankara are frequently tested.
Upanishads underpin Vedanta.
Link authors with works.

Step by step

Place the question in its unit of the syllabus.
Recall the theory, thinker, law or work involved.
Eliminate options from other schools, periods or units.

Examples

Ashtadhyayi → Panini.
Kavyaprakasha → Mammata.
Dhvani theory → Anandavardhana.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Mixing poeticians.
Trap: Wrong author–work pairs.
Trap: Ignoring Vedic texts.

Quick revision

Vedic, grammar, classical.
Panini; Mammata.
Rasa and dhvani.

Practice MCQs

The author of the Sanskrit grammar Ashtadhyayi is
1. Valmiki
2. Patanjali
3. Kalidasa
4. Panini
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Answer: (d) Panini. Patanjali wrote the Mahabhashya on it.
Which work by Kalidasa is a play?
1. Meghaduta
2. Abhijnanashakuntalam
3. Raghuvamsha
4. Kumarasambhava
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Answer: (b) Abhijnanashakuntalam. The other three are poems.
The Natyashastra, the classical treatise on drama, is attributed to
1. Bharata Muni
2. Bhasa
3. Dandin
4. Bana
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Answer: (a) Bharata Muni. It explains rasa theory.
Who is called the Adikavi of Sanskrit?
1. Kalidasa
2. Vyasa
3. Valmiki
4. Bhavabhuti
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Answer: (c) Valmiki. He composed the Ramayana.
The prose romance Kadambari was written by
1. Dandin
2. Banabhatta
3. Subandhu
4. Kalidasa
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Answer: (b) Banabhatta. Bana also wrote Harshacharita.

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