Education in Ancient India c6.s1.19

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c6.s1.19

¹ See *Manu*, VII, 82; *Yāj.* I, 130; *Sukra*, I, 369; *Arathasāstra*, II, 1 and 20. Bhīshma pointedly draws the attention of Dharma to this duty; see *Mbh.* XIII, chaps. 59 and 60. Though extending patronage, kings were not to assume a patronising attitude to learned men. King Raghu treats Kautsa very courteously; Dushyanta leaves behind his army when approaching the hermitage of Kaṇva.

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Linked texts (4)

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit