Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c8.24

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c8.24

The knowledge of a Vedic Mantra should mean the knowledge of its five particulars, viz. (1) the *Ṛishi* to whom the Mantra is ascribed, (2) the Metre (Chhandas) of the Mantra, (3) the Deity to whom it is addressed, (4) the purpose or ceremony for which it is applied (Viniyoga), and (5) the meaning of its words (*Śabaārtha* as well as *Adṛishṭārtha*).

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