UPMSP Intermediate Pali study plan

Master the Devanagari and Roman (IAST) alphabets by writing out all consonants, vowels, and conjunct forms from memory

Identify and decline the a-stem masculine and neuter noun paradigms in all eight cases, singular and plural

Conjugate the present tense of the root √bhū and √kar in all three persons and both numbers

Parse and translate twenty short noun-phrase exercises from Pali to Hindi/English with correct case endings

Build a personal paradigm table for noun declensions and verb conjugations to reuse all term

Decline ā-stem feminine and i/u-stem nouns and apply them in short sentences

Form and translate the imperative and optative moods in the present system

Recognize and translate the six main kāraka (case) functions with one example each

Translate fifteen short Pali sentences into Hindi/English, marking subject, object, and verb

Compose ten original Pali sentences using prescribed vocabulary and correct agreement

Form and translate past tense forms (aorist and perfect) in reading passages

Identify the major Pali literature periods (canonical, commentarial, chronicle) and place five named texts in each

Summarize the traditional account of the First, Second, and Third Buddhist Councils and the language question

Name the principal commentators (Buddhaghosa, Dhammapāla, Buddhadatta) and match each to one work

Read one short prose passage aloud, correct pronunciation, and translate it without a key first

Read and translate three unseen prose passages of 80-120 words each within 30 minutes per passage

Annotate every compound (samāsa) in those passages and identify its type

Write a 100-word explanation (vyākhyā) of one prose passage in the target language

Apply sandhi rules to split and rejoin ten given word clusters

Distinguish the main samāsa types (kammadhāraya, tappurisa, bahubbīhi, dvandva, avyayībhāva) with one example each

Scan and recite two prescribed verses with correct metre (identify siloka/anuṭṭhubha and at least one other metre)

Translate three verse passages, resolving poetic inversions and elliptical syntax

Write a 100-word explanation of one verse, connecting its imagery to its doctrinal point

Identify the metre of five given verse lines by syllable count and weight pattern

Compare a prose and a verse treatment of the same theme and note the stylistic differences

Map the prescribed canonical texts to their collections (Dīgha, Majjhima, Saṃyutta, Aṅguttara, Khuddaka) and nikāya structure

Summarize the content and setting of each prescribed sutta in five sentences

Describe the structure of the Vinaya Piṭaka and Abhidhamma Piṭaka at the level of major divisions

Match five non-canonical texts (e.g., Milindapañha, Visuddhimagga, Mahāvaṃsa) to author, date, and genre

Answer ten short factual questions on text, author, and place without notes

Explain the Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination using Pali terminology drawn from the prescribed texts

Explain the three marks (tilakkhaṇa) and relate each to one canonical passage you have read

Describe the cultural setting of the texts: patronage, oral transmission, and the role of the saṅgha

Write a 150-word essay in the target language on one philosophical topic citing at least two Pali terms

Distinguish canonical doctrine from commentarial interpretation using one worked example

Complete two full timed mock papers under exam conditions and self-mark against the key

Redo every item missed in the mocks and write the correcting rule beside each

Translate one unseen prose and one unseen verse passage cold, without dictionary, to test retention

Compose five original Pali sentences using at least three different case functions

Review the grammar notebook and glossary, flagging the ten weakest points for final revision