Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c17.71

c17.71

We may add to this the significant query of Nārada who, wishing to know what King Yudhishṭhira has studied, only asks him whether he has learnt the Sūtras on horses, elephants, and chariots together with the Veda-of-the-bow (being the only Veda mentioned in this connection). Among other assumed subjects of royal study are mentioned Sūtras on other subjects such as those treating of poison, city-life, and military machines which together with the knowledge of magical weapons and sorcery make up the contents of the royal learning [ii, 5, 110, 120 ff.].