Indian Epigraphy I — DU BA (Hons) Sanskrit Previous Year Question Papers

Answer any three questions out of the following: Giving introduction to epigraphy, tell the types of inscriptions. Explain the role of Indian inscriptions in reconstructing ancient Indian history. Explain the contribution of Mr. Princep while describing the history of epigraphic studies in India. Explain the contribution of Indian scholars in script study. while describing the history of deciphering Indian scripts. Explaining the antiquity of the art of writing in India, tell the writing material. Giving introduction to ancient Indian chronology, write the system of dating of inscriptions. Write a comment on any thee of the following I. fast ria- Vikram era Il. TH H9N- Gupta era III. ata tian- Buddhist era V. 2T9 79d- Shaka era Write short note in Sanskrit on any one of following: Il. #fle-Fleet IV. 3. 5T. HER R. G. Bhandarkar Comment on any five. (i) atf7r-Inscriptions (iii) aiR a - Solar Year (v) JErk - Buhler (vi) Tread - Moon Year Specific Elective - History 4. Answers may be written either in English or Hindi; but the same medium should be used throughout the paper. 1. Describe the major geographical distinctions between maritime and mainland Southeast Asia and explain how these shaped cultural development. 2. Discuss how travellers, traders, and colonial scholars shaped early perceptions of Southeast Asia in historical writings. 3. Analyse the growth of maritime commercial networks and their contribution to the rise of political centres such as Champa and Srivijaya-lava. 4. Evaluate how Buddhist and Hindu cosmologies influenced kingship and political authority in early Southeast Asian societies. 5. Explain the role of Sanskritic, Pali, and local literary traditions in the spread and localisation of religious ideas. 7. Assess the economic and political transformations that marked the shift from early states to early modern formations in Southeast Asia. 8. Write short notes on ANY TWO of the following : (b) Pagan State Formation (c) Sanskrit Cosmopolis (d) Spread of Islam in the Malay World