[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918) › c4.52 # Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.52 Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.52 - **Language:** English ### [c4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.52) ‘Nārada said: “I know the Ṛigveda, Sir, the Yajurveda, the Sāmaveda, as the fourth the Ārtharvana, as the fifth the Itihāsa-purāṇa (the Bhārata); the Veda of the Vedas (grammar); the Pitrya (the rules for the sacrifices for the ancestors); the Rāśi (the science of numbers); the Daiva (the science of portents); the Nidhi (the science of time); the Vākovākya (logic); the Ekāyana (ethics); the Devavidyā (etymology); the Brahmavidyā (pronunciation, \*śikshā\*, ceremonial, \*kalpa\*, prosody, \*chhandas\*); the Bhūtavidyā (the science of demons); the Kshatravidyā (the science of weapons); the Nakshatravidyā (astronomy); the Sarpa- and Devajanavidyā (the science of serpents or poisons, and the sciences of the genii, such as the making of perfumes, dancing, singing, playing, and other fine arts). All this I know, Sir. . . .’” - [Previous: c4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.51) - [Next: c4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.53) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c4.52) · Pramāṇa