The practice is for the teacher to give food only to foreign students if he can afford it, but it does not affect his repute if he cannot, and does not, give them that assistance. The majority of the students derive their chief, many their sole, support from the resources of their own families.
The following are the studies pursued, and the number of students engaged in each:—
| Grammar | . . . | 127 |
| Lexicology | . . . | 3 |
| Literature | . . . | 4 |
| Law | . . . | 8 |
| Logic | . . . | 16 |
| Vedanta | . . . | 2 |
| Mythology | . . . | 1 |
| Astrology | . . . | 53 |
The following is the average age of the students belonging to each branch of learning at each of the periods formerly mentioned:—
| Grammar | . . . | 9·0 | . . . | 16·6 | . . . | 24·3 |
| Lexicology | . . . | 20·6 | . . . | 20·5 | . . . | 22·6 |
| Literature | . . . | 20·2 | . . . | 21·0 | . . . | 25·5 |
| Law | . . . | 21·8 | . . . | 25·2 | . . . | 31·2 |
| Logic | . . . | 17·5 | . . . | 26·2 | . . . | 35·5 |
| Vedanta | . . . | 15·0 | . . . | 15·0 | . . . | 21·0 |
| Mythology | . . . | 20·0 | . . . | 20·0 | . . . | 24·0 |
| Astrology | . . . | 12·3 | . . . | 18·4 | . . . | 26·2 |
The following works are read in the schools of this district:—In grammar, Sabda Kaustubha, Siddhanta Kaumudi, Manorama, Sabdendu Sekhara, Laghu Kaumudi, Chandrika, Siddhanta Manjusha, and Saraswati Prakria. In lexicology, Amara Kosha. In literature, Raghuvansa, Magha, and Kirata Kavya. In law, Sraddha Viveka, Vivaha Tatwa, Daya Tatwa, Ahnika Tatwa, and Mitakshara. In logic, the Jagadisi commentary of Siddhanta Lakshana, Samanya Lakshana, and Hetwabhasha, Abachhedoktanirukti, the Gadadhary commentary of Vyapti Panchaka, and Pratyaksha Khanda, Pramanyabada, and Vyaddhikaranadharmavachhinnabhava. In the Vedanta philosophy, the Vedanta Sara. In mythology, the Bhagavata Purana. In astrology, Nilakanthia Tajaka, Laghu Tajaka, Vija Ghanta, Vija Ganita, Graha Laghava, Siddhanta Siromani, Sripati Paddhati, Sarva Sangraha, Surya Siddhanta, Ratna Sara, Brahma Siddhanta, and Bala Bodha.
Section VIII.
General Remarks on the state of Sanscrit Instruction.
The preceding section comprises the most important details respecting the state of Sanscrit learning in the districts visited, and a few general remarks may contribute to a clearer apprehension and estimate of them.
