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BEGC-101 Indian Classical Literature
Assignment July, 2026 Session
(Based on Blocks 1 – 4) Answer all questions.
Section A Answer with reference to the context in about 100 words each:
1. (i) ” … you shall be lost in his thoughts:
though you goad his memory hard
he shall fail to remember you,”
(ii) ” Today Brahmins representing all four Vedas shall consecrate you,
assisted by the very priest of the Pandavas, while you are seated
on the tiger skin.”
(iii) ” Madanika: Madam, it is my love that prompts me to inquire, and
not the disposition to find faults; so tell me, please, what all this
means.
Vasanatsena: Madanika, what do you see me to be like?”
(iv) ” Cattan then replied:
Listen, holy one!
One night, in the ancient city
Of Maturai of immaculate fame”,
Section B Answer the following in about 350 words each:
1. Discuss the role of nature as an active participant in the development of the plot in Abhijnana Shakuntalam.
2. Analyse Vidura’s wisdom and ethical counsel in The Mahabharata. Why do his warnings fail to prevent the Kurukshetra war?
3. Examine the portrayal of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice in Mrichchhakatika.
4. Critically analyse Kannagi as a symbol of justice, feminine strength and moral authority in Cilappatikaram.
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