[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c6.s3.43 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s3.43 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s3.43 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.43) The king himself entered into a debate with Aṣṭāvakra. Being satisfied he allowed the boy to debate with his protege — Vandin. Aṣṭāvakra debated with Vandin on numbers and cosmology. Vandin was silenced when they reached number thirteen. Aṣṭāvakra had his revenge and also regained his lost father. These debates of Aṣṭāvakra with the king and Vandin are described in the Vanaparva of \*Mahābhārata\* (chaps. 133-34). - [Previous: c6.s3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.42) - [Next: c6.s3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.44) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.43) · Pramāṇa