Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c5.29

c5.29

Having thus outlined the curriculum, Kauṭilya in another chapter ² gives some further particulars with regard to his scheme of education. Although he admits four sciences as enumerated above, he says that the first three are dependent on *Daṇḍanīti*, for *Daṇḍa* (punishment), which alone can procure safety and security of life, is, in its turn, dependent on discipline.