Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune

 

Workshop on Kāraka

 

In Collaboration With

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Panini Pratishthan,and  Samvidya Institute of Cultural Studies

 

Announcement

 

About the course

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is happy to announce an intensive workshop on the Pāṇinian Grammar, focusing particularly on the Kāraka. This workshop will be conducted by Prof. George Cardona, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U. S. A. The workshop is expected to be of inter-active nature.  

 

Reading Material

 

Level I: Mahābhāṣya on 1.4.23: kārake, with Kaiyaṭa’s Mahābhāṣyapradīpa and Nāgojībhaṭṭa’s Uddyota commentaries;

 

Level II: First 44 kārikas of Bhartṛhari’s sādhanasamuddeśa of the Vākyapadīya, with Helārāja’s Commentary;

 

Level III: The Kāśikāvṛtti on 1.4.23 with Jinednrabuddhi’s Nyāsa and Haradatta’s Padamañjarī Commentaries;

 

Level IV: The Śabdakaustubha of Bhaṭṭojī Dīkṣita on this sūtra.

 

If time allows, Prof. Cardona will then go on to consider the pertinent set of kārikās of the first kāṇḍa of the Vākyapadīya, with the svopajñavṛtti, concerning sphoṭa, along with the section from the Śābarabhāṣya that deals with the issue (अथ गौरित्यत्र कः शब्दः) and relevant portion from the Mahābhāṣya.

 

Duration: February 1 to March 5, 2016, Monday to Friday, Time: 10 AM to 12 Noon.

Total hours of reading sessions: 50.

 

Venue: Nizam Guest House, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune,

 

Eligibility: M. A. in Sanskrit/Indian Studies/Linguistics with a good background of Sanskrit grammar.

 

Fees: Rs. 5000/- for the entire workshop payable through a cheque / a DD drawn on a branch of an Indian Nationalized Bank or an overseas bank with a branch in India. For wire transfer, we shall provide our bank details.

 

Accommodation: Limited accommodation, at the Nizam Guest House of BORI, available on the first come first served basis. Charges: (for five weeks), single room, around Rs. 15,000/- (ground floor) and Rs. 20,000 (first floor) /-, including taxes. Besides, the Institute will help finding suitable accommodation elsewhere.

 

Contact: Prof. S. S. Bahulkar, Honorary Secretary, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 812, Shivajinagar, Law College Road, Pune 411 004, India.

 

Email: <bhandarkarinstitute@gmail.com>

 

Phones: +91-9272296556 (Cell Phone); +91-20-25661363 (Office, Direct Line); +91-20-25656932 (Office)

 

 

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