1644002Indological Studies
| Numbering Code | G-LET13 71644 SJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | English | Day/Period | Mon.3 |
| Instructor name | Tao PAN (Graduate School of Letters Program-Specific Senior Lecturer) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course offers an introduction to traditional Indian grammar represented by the grammarian Panini. The course content will cover history of Indian grammatical traditions, system of Paninian grammar and its influence. Reading materials include Panini’s grammar Astadhyayi, commentaries on Astadhyayi as well as Pali, Prakrit and Buddhist grammar developed from Astadhyayi. | ||
| Course Goals | The participants will learn the logic and terminology of Paninian grammar, grammatical operations as well as other grammatical traditions based on Astadhyayi. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week #01 Introduction: Why should we study Indian grammar? Week #02 Introduction: History of scholarship and bibliography Week #03 Introduction: History, influence and terminology of Paninian grammar Week #04 Introduction: Grammatical operations (pratyahara, pratyaya, agama, declension, conjugation) Week #05 Reading: Sarasiddhantakaumudi of Varadaraja (17th cent., Devasthali); Siddhantakaumudi of Bhattoji Diksita (16th-17th cent., Chandra Vasu) Week #06 Reading: Sarasiddhantakaumudi; Siddhantakaumudi Week #07 Astadhyayi (5th-4th cent. BCE, Katre) Week #08 Astadhyayi (Katre) Week #09 Astadhyayi in RV commentary (Sayana 14th cent.) and Kavya commentary (Meghaduta, Mallinatha 14th-15th cent.) Week #10 Kasika of Jayaditya & Vamana (7th cent., Ojihara & Renou) Week #11 Mahabhasya of Patanjali (2nd cent. BCE), Pradipa of Kaiyata (10th-11th cent.) and Uddyota of Nagesa (18th cent., Joshi & Roodbergen) Week #12 Pali grammar: Saddaniti of Aggavamsa (12th cent., Smith) Week #13 Prakrit grammar: Prakrtaprakasa of Vararuci (3rd-4th cent., Cowell) Week #14 Buddhist grammar: Candravyakarana of Candragomin (7th cent., Liebich) Week #15 Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Active participation in the classroom, review of studied materials, homework and final exam. Assessment will be based on class performance (50%) and final exam (50%) |
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| Course Requirements | Sanskrit knowledge is desired, but not necessary. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Preparation of reading materials to be discussed and analysed in class. | ||
