Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s1.16

c8.s1.16

² Apparently this hearing and not study of the Itihāsas has a value of its own. It may be that the prince might not be taxed in his impressionable age with a heavy curricula of studies. The study of the Itihāsas is quite essential for a prince, for he must know the history of his predecessors in his own state and elsewhere; how they had ruled, and how far they had been successful in their policy and administration and what new lines could be chalked out if he were to have an efficient machinery. All these and more are found richly illustrated in the Itihāsa literature not to speak of other texts. The time of studentship would not be sufficient if he