[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) › c5.45 # Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c5.45 Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c5.45 - **Language:** English ### [c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5.45) It is to be presumed that, as in the ordinary Brāhmanic study, the work was based on a knowledge of the grammar of the Sanskrit language. The story contained in the Kathā-sarit-sāgara³ of the king who did not know his Sanskrit grammar seems to show that some royal pupils did not always find it easy to master all its intricacies. - [Previous: c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5.44) - [Next: c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5.46) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c5.45) · Pramāṇa