Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Indian university in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Seal of Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Former names

* Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
* Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi

Motto| Śrutam me gopāya

Motto in English

| Let my learning be safe
Type| State
Established| 1791 (232 years ago) (1791)
Chancellor| Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor| Hare Ram Tripathi
Location|

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

India

Campus| Urban
Affiliations| UGC
Website| www.ssvv.ac.in

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (IAST: Sampūrṇānand Saṃskṛta Viśvavidyālaya, Vāraṇāsī; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi) is an Indian university and institution of higher learning located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the largest Sanskrit universities in the world. Currently university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various disciplines. The university has been accredited by NAAC and recognized by UGC.

## History[edit]

In 1791, during the Benares State, a resident of the East India Company, Jonathan Duncan, proposed the establishment of a Sanskrit college for the development and preservation of Sanskrit Vangmaya (eloquence) to demonstrate British support for Indian education. The initiative was sanctioned by governor general Charles Cornwallis. The first teacher of the institution was Pandit Kashinath and the governor general sanctioned a budget of ₹20,000 per annum. The first principal of Government Sanskrit College was John Muir, followed by James R. Ballantyne, Ralph T. H. Griffith, George Thibaut, Arthur Venis, Sir Ganganath Jha and Gopinath Kaviraj.[1]

In 1857, the college began postgraduate teaching. An examination system was adopted in 1880. In 1894, the famous Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya building was built, where thousands of manuscripts remain preserved today. These manuscripts have been edited by the principal of the college and published in book form. More than 400 books have been published in a series known as Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala.

In 1958, the efforts of Sampurnanand changed the status of the institution from that of a college to a Sanskrit university. In 1974, the name of the institution was formally changed to Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.[2]

## Departments[edit]

Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Headquarters A contemporary Ardhanarishvara statue at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

### Adhunika Gyan Vijyana[edit]

* Department of Education
* Department of Library Science
* Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
* Department of Science
* Department of Social Sciences

### Philosophy[edit]

* Department of Comparative Religion and Philosophy
* Department of Mimamsa
* Department of Nyaya-Vaishesika
* Department of Sankhya-Yoga-Tantragama
* Department of Vedanta

### Sahitya Sanskriti[edit]

* Department of Puranetihasa
* Department of Sahitya
* Department of Prachina Rajashastra-Arthashastra

### Shramana Vidya[edit]

* Department of Baudha Darshana
* Department of Jaina Darshana
* Department of Pali and Theravada
* Department of Prakrita and Jainagama
* Department of Sanskrita Vidya

### Veda-Vedanga[edit]

* Department of Dharma Shastra
* Department of Veda
* Department of Jyotisha (Astrology)
* Department of Vyakarana

## Research Institute[edit]

When the institution was known as Sanskrit College, all research activities were carried out by the principal. This included the work done on manuscripts that were kept in the Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya.

After the institution became a university, all research work was supervised by the director of the Research Institute, who is also the chief editor of the famous book series Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala and the journal Sārasvatī Suṣamā.

The director is responsible for overseeing all research activities within the university, and serves as its academic head. Being a director, the renowned grammarian Vagish Shastri had made valuable contributions to the Sanskrit journal Sārasvatī Suṣamā and edited numerous books in the Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala series.[3]

## Affiliation[edit]

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya is a university in India that comprises over 600 [4] schools and colleges. The medium of instruction in these educational institutions is Sanskrit, Hindi, and English. It is the sole university in India that boasts of such extensive affiliation throughout the country. The state wise affiliated colleges' statistics are as follows:

No.  | State  | No. of affiliated colleges

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1  | Arunachal Pradesh | 1
2  | Bihar | 10
3  | Delhi | 7
4  | Gujarat | 2
5  | Haryana | 7
7  | Himachal Pradesh | 1
6  | Jammu and Kashmir | 1
7  | Maharashtra | 4
8  | Punjab | 1
9  | Rajasthan | 4
10  | Sikkim | 5
11  | Uttar Pradesh | 554
12  | West Bengal | 6

## See also[edit]

* List of educational institutions in Varanasi
* List of Sanskrit universities in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ History of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ University Circular, Vol. 3 No. 1, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
3. ^ Baldev Upadhyaya, Kashi ki Panditya Parampara, Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1983.
4. ^ https://www.ssvv.ac.in/download/webpages/To_Check_Affiliation.pdf

## External links[edit]

Official website

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History|

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Administrative
division|

| Divisions|

Varanasi division

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Districts|

Varanasi district

Tehsils|

Pindra, Varanasi

Census towns|

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Pindra
Tehsil|

* Adhkatiya Kala Khas
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* Ahiran
* Ahirani
* Ajaipur
* Akorha
* Amilo
* Aneai
* Anura
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* Arazi Tari
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* Auraon
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Languages &
dialects spoken|

Bengali
Bhojpuri
English
Hindi
Hindustani
Urdu

Political
representation|

| MP|

Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)

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MLA|

Avadhesh Singh
Anil Rajbhar
Kailash Nath Sonkar
Neelkanth Tiwari
Neel Ratan Singh Patel
Ravindra Jaiswal
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Constituency|

| Lok Sabha|

Varanasi

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Vidhan Sabha|

Ajagara
Pindra
Rohaniya
Sevapuri
Shivpur
Varanasi Cantt.
Varanasi North
Varanasi South

Transportation|

| Air|

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

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Rail|

Babatpur
Bhulanpur
Kashi
Manduadih
Varanasi Junction
Varanasi City
Varanasi Metro

Road|

Grand Trunk Road
National Highway 28
National Highway 35
Malviya Bridge

Water|

Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Education|

| Universities|

Banaras Hindu University
IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

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Colleges|

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CBSE schools|

Central Hindu Boys School
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KV-BHU

UP board schools|

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ICSE schools|

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Places of
worship|

| Buddhist temples|

Sarnath

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Churches|

St. Mary's Cathedral

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Hindu
temples|

| Aghori|

Baba Keenaram Sthal

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Bharat Mata|

Bharat Mata Mandir

Durga or her avatar|

Durga Mandir
Sankata Devi Mandir

Hanuman|

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

Parvati or her avatar|

Annapurna Devi Mandir
Lalita Gauri Mandir
Vishalakshi Temple

Shiva or his avatar|

Kaal Bhairav Mandir
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir
Nepali Mandir
Shri Vishwanath Mandir
Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir

Others|

Tulsi Manas Mandir

Mosques|

Gyanvapi Mosque
Alamgir Mosque

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Ravidasis|

Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

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Ghats|

Assi Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)
Lalita Ghat
Manikarnika Ghat
Munshi Ghat
Sant Ravidas Ghat
Scindia Ghat
Tulsi Ghat

Point of interest|

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Bharat Kala Bhavan
Bharat Mata Mandir
Ganges
Ghats
Jantar Mantar
Ramnagar Fort

Hospitals|

Sir Sunderlal Hospital

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