Syllabus
for RET (Research Eligibility Test)
Subject : Sanskrit
1) Vedic
Literature
Study
of the following hymns :
. .
a) Rgveda – Agni, Indra, Usas, Soma,
Nāsadiya, Vāk
b) Atharvaveda- Prthivi
.
c)
Subject matter of
:
. . .
Samhitās, Brāhmanas,
Āranyakas and Upanisads.
. .
d) Vedāngas :
Siksā,
Kalpa,Vyākarana, Nirukta, Chandas, Jyotis.
e) Study of the contents & main concepts with
special reference to
.
the following Upanisads :
. . .
Katha,
Brhadāranyaka, Taittriya.
2) Darsan
Bhāsāpariccheda
3) Grammar
& Lingustics
a) Grammar : Kāraka :
As per Siddhāntakaumudi
Samāsa :
As per Laghusiddhāntakaumudi
.
Stri pratyaya
Tinanta (Bhu only)
b) Lingustics : Classification of
languages
Phonetic Laws ( Grimn,
Grassmam & Verner )
General & brief introduction of Indo European family of languages.
4) Sanskrit literature & poetics.
General study of the
following works :
.
Poetry : Raghuvamsa(1 & XIV cantos), Meghaduta,
Kirātārjuniya(II Canto),
Sisupālavadha
(II canto), Naisadhiyacarita (I canto)
.
prose : Dasakumāracarita (VIII Ucchvāsa), Harsacarita
(V Ucchvāsa), Kādambari ( Mahāsvetā Vrttānta )
. . .
Drama : Mrcchakatika, Ratnāvali,
Mudrāraksasa.
Poeties : Sāhityadarpana
Definition
of Kāvya, Refutation of other definitions of Kāvya, S′abdas′akti, Rasa- Types of Rasas with their sthāyi bhāvas.
.
Kāvyaprakāsa – Kāvyalaksana,
Kāvya prayojana, Kāvyahetu, Kāvyabheda, S′abdas′akti, concept of Rasa & discussion
of Rasasutra.
Rasagangādhara
( I Ānana upto Rasanirupana )
Dhanyāloka ( I Uddyota )
Note : a) Rgbeda-Agni (i.i), Indra
(II.12) , Usas (III.61), Soma( I x I),
Masadiya
(X.129), Vak (X.125)
b) Atharvaved-Prthivt
(XII.1)