Instructor: Jason Neelis
Office: 130
Office Hours: Wednesday 2-5 pm
Office Phone: (352) 392-1625, ext. 240 or 273-2935
e-mail: jneelis@religion.ufl.edu
Description:
This course in
Sanskrit is designed for students who have already taken the previous semester
of Intermediate Sanskrit (SRK 2200). Students develop more rapid reading and
translation skills in a wide variety of literary genres.
Goals:
Students will read
selections from classical Sanskrit
texts in A
Sanskrit Reader by Charles Rockwell Lanman before proceeding to texts
related to their own individual interests without the aid of the notes and
glossary in Lanman’s Reader. The aim of this course is to be able to read
Sanskrit texts with the aid of a dictionary.
Required Books:
A Sanskrit Reader: Text and Vocabulary and Notes, by Charles Rockwell
Lanman. Harvard University Press,
Recommended Books (optional):
Roots, Verb Forms & Primary Derivatives of
the Sanskrit Language, by William Dwight Whitney.
Sanskrit Grammar, including both the Classical
Languages and the Older Dialects of Veda and Bràhmaõa, by
William Dwight Whitney.
A Sanskrit Grammar for Students, by
Arthur A. MacDonell.
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by
Monier Monier-Williams.
Requirements:
Prepare
for in-class recitation and analysis of reading passages by identifying verbs,
subjects, and compounds; note cases (vibhaktis) and syntactic functions
of recognized words, and make a list of vocabulary to look up in the glossary
in the back of the book; develop translations to share with the class if called
upon, and be prepared to answer questions and to ask questions about the other
students’ translations.
Evaluation:
Participation and Homework Assignments 25%
Quizzes 25%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%
Policy for late or
make-up assignments:
Students may take an exam early or receive an extension on an assignment
only in extraordinary circumstances and with prior approval from the
instructor.
Attendance policy:
Absences can be excused if
written requests are submitted in advance or if written explanations are
submitted with valid documentation.
Academic Honesty guidelines
at the
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/honestybrochure.htm
Students with Disabilities should
register with the office of the Dean of Students:
Tentative Schedule
Week 1 (Jan. 9): Review Nala and Damayantī sarga 4, vv. 14-24, and read
vv. 25-31
Week 2 (Jan. 16): Nala sarga 5, vv. 1-21
Week 3 (Jan. 23): Finish Nala sarga 5
Week 4 (Jan. 30): Nala quiz; begin reading Hitopadeśa introduction (pp. 16-20)
Week 5
(Feb. 6): Hitopadeśa III (20-23)
Week 6 (Feb. 13): Hitopadeśa IV (23-27)
Week 7
(Feb. 20): Hitopadeśa V-VI (27-30)
Week 8
(Feb. 27): Hitopadeśa VII-XI (31-34)
Week 9
(March 5): Midterm exam on Hitopadeśa selections
March
8-16: Spring Break
Week 10 (March 19): Selected primary text (i.e. Upaniṣad passages)
Week 11 (March 26): Selected primary
text (i.e. Yogasūtra)
Week 12 (April 2): Selected primary text (i.e. Aśvaghoṣa, Buddhacarita
or Saundarananda)
Week 13
(April 9): Selected primary text (i.e. Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta)
Week 14
(April 16): Selected primary text to be determined
Week 15
(April 23): Final Exam