West Bengal Public Service Commission Syllabus for Mains 2021

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The Public Service Commission, West Bengal or PSCWB is the state agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of state of West Bengal in India. Here is a Detailed Syllabus for WBPSC Mains Optional Paper - Pali.

West Bengal PSC Syllabus

WBPSC Optional Paper - Pali

Paper – I

A) PALI LINGUISTICS :

Unit 1 – Concepts of Linguistics, Languages and Phonetic Laws.

Unit 2 – Concept of Homeland of Pali, Features of Pali, Pali as M.I.A., Pali & Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrits.      

Unit 3 – Short notes on Phonetic Tendencies.

B) PALI GRAMMAR :

Unit 1 – Sandhi, Samasa, Itthipaccaya.      

Unit 2 -  Karaka Vibhakti, Paccaya-Kita & Taddhita.      

Unit 3 – Conjugation, Declension, Make Sentences.

C) TRANSLATIONS:

Unit 1 – Pali to English (unseen passages from poetry) with grammatical notes on any two words.      

Unit 2 -  Pali to English (unseen passages from prose) with grammatical notes on any two words.      

Unit 3 – English to Pali.

D) ESSAY IN PALI consisting of 200 words on any one of the following topics:

Gotama Buddha, Tipiţaka, Dhamma – Vinaya, Sammāsambuddha, Paccekabuddha, Bodhisatta, Majjhima paţipadā, Ariyaaţţhangikamagga, Cattāriariyasaccāni, Dukkha, Paţiccasamuppāda, Nibbāna, Dukkhanirodhagāminīpaţipadā, Tilakkhana, Anicca, Anattā, Kammavāda.

Paper – II

SECTION – A

A) History of Canonical Literature: Vinayapitaka, Suttapitaka & Abhidhammapitaka.

B) Non-Canonical Literature : Extra-Canonical (Anupitaka), Commentaries (Atthakathas), Vamsa Literature.

C) History of Early Buddhism : Pre-Buddhist India, Life of Buddha, Royal Patronage, Origin of Samgha.

D) Development of Buddhism : Buddhist Councils (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th); Buddhist Schools and Sects; Spread and Decline of Buddhism.

SECTION – B

E) Critical Study of Selected Pali Texts

UNIT-I Poetry Texts    

DHAMMAPADA – Yamakavagga, Appamadavagga, Cittavagga, Maggavagga, Buddhavagga

SUTTANIPATA – Pabbajja Sutta, Padhana Sutta, Karaniya Mettasutta, Khaggavisanasutta, Parayanavagga - Vatthugatha.

THERAGATHA - Kaccayana, Talaputa, Silava            

THERIGATHA - Ambapali, Subha Jivakambabanika, Kisagotami     

UNIT-II Prose Texts

      Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Ariyapariyesana Sutta, Singalovada Sutta, Kutadanta Suttanta. How women were admitted to the Sangha, Milindapanha-Bahirakatha, Marriage of Visakha, Annihilation of the Sakiyas, Sibi Jataka, Dasaratha Jataka

F) Critical Study of Chanda and Alamkara (Answers to be written in pali language)

UNIT-I    -   VUTTODAYA -  Samavutta Chanda      

UNIT-II   -   SUBODHALANKARA - Yamaka, Upama, Rupaka, Vyatireka,

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