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# Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.42

Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.42

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### [c4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.42)

‘His father said to him: “Śvetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be perceived, which we know what cannot be known?”’

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