[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v1.c7.112 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.112 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.112 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.112) arithmetic, is confined to those Bramins,¹ who study the Sanscrit language, in which only their sacred writings are composed. The principal of these are, the four Bheds, or Vedas ; the six Shasters ; and the Poorans,² or sacred histories, of which there are eighteen principal ; but upon these there are an infinite number of explanations and commentaries. - [Previous: v1.c7.111](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.111) - [Next: v1.c7.113](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.113) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.112) · Pramāṇa