[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.s2.436 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.436 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.436 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.436](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.436) A special form of disputation was the Brahmodya, for which there was a regular place at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’)⁹³ and at the Daśarātra (‘ten-day festival’).⁹⁴ The reward of learning was the gaining of the title of Kavi or Vipra, ‘sage.’⁹⁵ 8. The Functions of the Brahmin.—The Brahmin was required not merely to practise individual culture, but also to give others the advantage of his skill, either as a teacher or as a Purohita. - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.435](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.435) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.437](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.437) - [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.s2.436](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.436) · Pramāṇa