RLB156 Reading of Sanskrit Religious Texts II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Tue 17:30–19:05 pracovna
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLB123 Practical Sanskrit IV || RLKB123 Practical Sanskrit IV
Znalost sanskrtu na úrovni zkoušky z kurzu Praktický kurz sanskrtu IV.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is aimed to provide an orientation and ability to read in Sanskrit by collective reading/recitation (patha) of texts in Sanskrit. It presupposes at least the knowledge on the level of courses Sanskrit I-IV.
After passing the course the student should:
Read and recite smoothly in devanagari script.
Identify and analyze individually the meaning carrying units in texts.
Translate from Sanskrit into Czech.
Seminar will be continued. The reading for the following course is dependent upon the students' development.
Syllabus
  • Continual collective reading/reciting and translation of texts in Sanskrit. Approximately 10 slokas per one meeting.
Literature
  • WHITNEY, William Dwight. Sanskrit Grammar. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2005. info
  • MONIER-WILLIAMS, Monier. Sanskrit English Dictionary. New Delhi: Munishram Manoharlal, 2004. info
  • BUCKNELL, Roderick. Sanskrit Manual. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1996. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Sanskrt. Vydání první. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 149 stran. info
Teaching methods
Continual collective reading/reciting and translation of texts in Sanskrit.
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
See above the Abstract.
Requirements for colloquium:
(1) Presence during seminars.
(2) Examination: An individual traslation of a part of the text in Sanskrit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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