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Sacred texts of ancient India

ДВС.1.13.

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

8 Semester

3

PLO 4. To understand the fundamental principles of being a person, nature, society. PLO 8. To know and understand the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of speech, the history of the Hindi language and literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 13. To analyze and interpret works of Ukrainian and Hindi fiction and oral folk art, determine their specificity and place in the literary process of India and Ukraine. PLO 22. To have basic knowledge of the Urdu language.

Full-time form

Successful mastering of the disciplines: “Introduction to Oriental Philology”, “Lingual Country Studies of the Oriental Languages”, “Oral and Ancient Eastern Literature”

The goal of the discipline is to provide students with a holistic view of the phenomenon of sacred texts of India and the formation of knowledge about the linguistic specifics of sacred texts of India (Sanskrit); familiarization of future Hindi philologists with the peculiarities of phonetics, morphology and syntax of Vedic, epic and classical Sanskrit; teaching students to read and translate Sanskrit literature. The discipline is a part of the block of disciplines of the student's free choice.

1. Buddhist Hybrid Sanscrit Grammar and Dictionary by Franklin Edgerton. https://ia800404.us.archive.org/7/items/BuddhistHybridSanskritGrammar/Buddhist%20Hybrid%20Sanskrit%20Grammar.pdf 2. MacDonald K. S., James Nisbet C.C. The Vedic Religion the Creed and Practice of the Indo-Aryan Three Thousand Years ago. FB & c. Ltd. 2016 (copyright). 275 p. 3. Oberlies T. A Grammar of Epic Sanskrit // Indian Philosophy and South Asian Studies, vol. 5. Berlin. 2003. 4. Sanskrit Grammar // https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.429903/2015.429903.sanskrit-grammar_djvu.txt 5. Sinha P. The Gita as it was. Rediscovering the Original Bhagavadgita // Open Court Publishing Company. 1990. https://stefanrotenberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ THE_GITA_AS_IT_ WAS_Rediscovering_the_Ori-1.pdf

Learning activities comprise interactive lectures and seminar classes. Students’ self-study involves preparation for oral responses, reports with the analyses of scientific literature, research presentation, precis, summaries.

Semestral assessment is based on the oral responses, written assignments, presentations – 36/60 points, modular test papers – 12/20 points, final control paper – 12/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student’s work throughout the entire semester and does not require additional assessment measures. Students who scored 60 points, the required minimum, receive “passed”. Students who failed to score 60 points, the required minimum, receive “failed”. Those students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester period should complete a test paper in the items which he/she failed to pass. Final score 60-100 – passed; 0-59 – failed.

Ukrainian, Hindi