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9. Engineering/Architec. Civil Engineering, Architecture. Chess, gambling, dice, etc. Different branches of prognostics. Many magical or surprising arts
10. Sports and games 11. Prognostics
12. Supernatural or
surprising arts
We see that we do not find three current faculties : Library and Information Sciences, Commerce and Law and Modern Medicine. Of course we should have nothing about what we call allopathic medicines; but we have the Ayurveda for it. The newer listings in Kalpasūtravṛtti and Kuvalayamālā do have it. The information science is definitely a subject of very recent origin which was non-existent in early days. Though trade and commerce is one of the arts for women but it is not known why it does not occur in general arts. Later listings have included it.
Branches of Learning in Canons :
It may, however, be noted that the contental status of most of the canonical subjects seems to be quite introductory in many cases. It could be taken as an early stage of the development with reference to the current status of contents.
2.
The faculty-wise classification of arts is given below:
1. Faculty of Vedic studies and Religion
1-7. Subjects mentioned in Table 2. 8. Science of oblation with fire.
Faculty of Humanities
(a) Language, Linguistics and Literature.
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1-8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
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Subjects described earlier in Table 2. Science of speech and discussion.
Arya meter poetics. Art of Riddlery.
Magadhan Language. Gitikā meter poetics.
Prākṛta language and literature. 32-lettered sloka poetics.
Sabari language.
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