All answers must be writtenin Pali.

Section-A

1. Origin and Homeland of Pali andits characteristics.

2. Pali Grammar-
(I) Technical Terms of Pali Grammar-Akkhara, Sara, Vya駄ana, Niggah顃a, N鉳a, Sabban鉳a, 胟hy鉻a, Upasagga, Nip鉻a, Abyaya,
(II) K鉹aka,
(III) Sam鉺a;
(IV) Sandhi;
(V) Taddhita. (Apaccabodhaka-and 胐hik鉹abo-dhaka-Paccaya);
(VI)
Etymological derivation of the following words:- Buddho, Bhikkhu, S鉳anero, Satth�,Dhammo, Lat銀�, Puris鉵am, Tumhe,Amhebhi, Munina, Ratt顂u, Phal銀a, Atth顂u, Ra耨am, Sangho.

3. Translation of two P鉲i unseen passages into English.

Section-B

4. Essays consisting of 300 words on any one of the following :
(a) Bhagav� Buddho,
(b) Tilakkhanam,
(c) Ariyo attha駁iko maggo,
(d) Catt鉹i ariyasacc鉵i,
(e) Kammav鉪o
(f) Paticcasamupp鉪o,
(g) Nibb鉵am paramam sukham,
(h) Tipitakam,
(i) Dhammapadam,
(j) Majjhim�-Patipad�.

5. Summary of Pali passages.

6. Explanation of Pali verses in Pali.

7. The meaning of following indeclinables ( Abyaya and Nip鉻a ) and their use in candidates� own Pali sentences :
(I) Atha,
(II) Antar�,
(III) Addh�,
(IV) Kad�,
(V) Kitt鉽at�,
(VI) Ahorattam,
(VII) Div�,
(VIII) Yath�,
(IX) Ce,
(X) Seyyath頳am,
(XI) Vin�,
(XII) Kud鉩annam,
(XIII) Saddhim,
(XIV) Antarena,
(XV) Kho,
(XVI) M�,
(XVII) Evam,
(XVIII) Ettha,
(XIX) Kira,
(XX) Pana.

There will be two compulsory questions which must be answered in Pali Languege in Devanagari or Roman Script. The remaining questions must be attempted either in Pali or in the medium of examination opted by the candidate.

Section-A

(i) Life and teachings of Buddha from the P鉲i sources.

(ii) History of Pali Literature-Canonical and Non-Canonical with reference to the following books and authors: Mah鉽agga, Cullavagga, P鉻imokkha,D頶ha-Nik銀a, Dhammapada, J鉻aka, Therag鉻h�, Ther頶鉻h�,D頿avamsa, Mah鉽amsa, D鉻h鉽amsa, S鉺anavamsa, Milindapanha, Petakopadesa, Nettippa-karana, Buddhadatta, Buddhaghosa and Dhammap鉲a.

Section-B

1. Textual questions, critical comments and annotated translations would be asked from the following prescribed texts :-
(i) D頶h�-Nik銀a (Only the S鉳a耨aphala-Sutta)
(ii) Sutta-nip鉻a (Only the Khaggavisana-Sutta and Dhaniya-Sutta )
(iii) Dhammapada (Only the first five Vagg�-s )
(iv) Milindapanha (Only the Lakkhana-panha )
(v) Mahavamsa (Only the Tatiya-Sangiti )
(vi) Abhidhammattha-sangaha (First, Second and Sixth Chapters)
(vii) P鉲i Prosody : Vuttodaya -Anutthubha, Indavajir�, Upendavajir�, Vasantatilak�, M鉲in�, Sikharin�, Upajati, totaka, Dodhaka, Vamsattha.
(viii) P鉲i Rhetoric : Subodh鉲ank鉹� -Yamaka, Anupp鉺a, R鹥aka, Upama, Atisayutti, Vyatireka, Nidassan�, Atthanta-rany鉺a, D頿aka, Ditthanta.

2. Short Notes on Buddhist concepts dealt within the prescribed texts.

3. Explanation of P鉲i Verses from the prescribed texts.