[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s2.408 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.408 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.408 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.408](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.408) 7. \*Brahminical Studies.\*—The aim of the priest is to obtain pre-eminence in sacred knowledge (\*brahma-varcasam\*), as is stated in numerous passages of Vedic literature.⁶⁹ Such distinction is not indeed confined to the Brahmin: the king has it also, but it is not really in a special manner appropriate to the Kṣatriya.⁷⁰ Many ritual acts are specified as leading to Brahmavarcasa,⁷¹ but more stress is laid on the study of the sacred texts: the importance of such study is repeatedly insisted upon.⁷² - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.407) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.409](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.409) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.408](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.408) · Pramāṇa