समास Samāsa In PāṇInian Grammar- II

By Prof. Malhar Kulkarni | IIT Bombay

Learners enrolled: 256 | Exam registration: 17

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course introduces a reader of basics of Compounds and their treatment in the Pāṇinian grammar. It provides information related to the theorization, generation, identification and explanation of various types of Compounds and their numerous features in Sanskrit. The course focuses on three important types: अव्ययीभाव avyayībhāva, बहुव्रीहि bahuvrīhi and द्वन्द्व dvandva- Compounds. It will thus introduce more aspects of the grammar of Pāṇini to linguists, Indologists as well as to the Computer Scientists in particular who are interested in the process of Compounding as well as Multi-Word Expressions.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Linguists, Indologists, Philosophers, Psychologists

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	24 Jul 2023
End Date :	13 Oct 2023
Enrollment Ends :	07 Aug 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	18 Aug 2023
Exam Date :	29 Oct 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: What is a Compound (समास samāsa)? The concept of सामर्थ्य sāmarthya: व्यपेक्षा vyapekṣā and एकार्थीभाव ekārthībhāva, the concept of वृत्ति vṛtti, the concept of पूर्वपद pūrvapada and उत्तरपद uttarapada

Week 2: अव्ययीभाव समास avyayībhāva samāsa-I (Rules prescribing the compound)

Week 3: अव्ययीभाव समास avyayībhāva samāsa-II (Rules prescribing the compound continued+ rules prescribing the suffixes that are added at the end of a compound)

Week 4: अव्ययीभाव समास avyayībhāva samāsa-III (Rules prescribing the suffixes that are added at the end of a compound + rules of accent)

Week 5: बहुव्रीहिसमास bahuvrīhisamāsa-I (Rules prescribing the compound + rules prescribing the suffixes that are added at the end of a compound)

Week 6: बहुव्रीहिसमास bahuvrīhisamāsa-II (Rules prescribing the suffixes that are added at the end of a compound+ rules describing the पुंवद्भाव puṁvadbhāva operation)

Week 7: बहुव्रीहिसमास bahuvrīhisamāsa-III (Rules describing the पुंवद्भाव puṁvadbhāva operation)

Week 8: द्वन्द्वसमास dvandvasamāsa-I (Rule prescribing the compound + rules prescribing the suffixes that are added at the end of a compound )

Week 9: द्वन्द्वसमास dvandvasamāsa-II (Rules prescribing gender and number in the compound + Rules prescribing the operation on the first member of the compound)

Week 10: स्वर svara- accent on बहुव्रीहिसमास bahuvrīhisamāsa

Week 11: स्वर svara- accent on तत्पुरुष Tatpuruṣa Compounds

Week 12: Structure of nested compounds- Compound within a compound

Books and references

None

Instructor bio

Prof. Malhar Kulkarni

IIT Bombay

Malhar Kulkarni is a student of Pāṇini’s grammar and teaches it at IIT Bombay. Malhar Kulkarni studies Pāṇini’s grammar in the traditional way as well as historical, university way and has been teaching it in both ways for more than 20 years now. He continues to contribute to this tradition by writing in English as well as in Sanskrit. Notable amongst his Sanskrit contributions is Śabdasūtra, an unpublished original sūtra text on Grammar and Language.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 29 October 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

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