Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c9.s1.13

c9.s1.13

It may also be assumed that just as the Veda was recited according to the rules of Śikshā, it was also applied for the performance of Yajña according to the rules of the second Vedāṅga called *Kalpa*. Similarly, the Vedāṅgas, *Vyākaraṇa* and *Nirukta*, had also to be studied as aids to the comprehension of the meaning of the Vedic text upon which so much stress was laid. The mere crammer of Vedic texts (*Kevala-Pāṭhaka*) to whom the Veda merely conveyed a sound without sense (*Nigadenaiva śabdyate*) was condemned as the bearer of a burden, like an ass carrying a load of sandal-wood without relishing its smell.