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The sixty four arts
THE SIXTY FOUR ARTS OF WOMEN.
A similar arrangement was made by king Rishabha Devaji for the teaching of sixty-four arts to women in his kingdom for the first time. Only women were appointed to teach arts and science to women. These sixty-four arts were as follows:
The following fifteen arts were common to both men and women, i.e., they were taught methodically to both men and women alike, and women acquired as much proficiency in them as men did:--
These arts were Nritya, Chitra, Bajintra, Mantra, Jantra, Megha-Vrishti, Sakuna-vichara, Gaja-Turanga-Pariksha, Stri-Purusha-Lakshana, Vaidyaka-Kriya, Anjana yoga, Vanijya-Vidhi,Kavya-Sakti, Sarva-bhasha-Jnana,and Vinadi-Nada.
(16) "AUCHITYA” Propriety:-This art instructed women about the propriety or impropriety of a thing.
(17) "JNANA” Education: As women are the so-called deities of the house and serve as thousand teachers for their children, they were given requisite practical education in accordance with the Sastras about keeping the house in order, nursing the children carefully, bearing a desired issue, winning the love of all by pleasing their husbands and all the members of their family, acting as a physician when a child fell sick, and gently warding their husbands from taking wrong paths etc. .. (18) “VIJNANA” Science:- Inventions based on one's own knowledge, intellectual power, and experience are called 'Science'. For increasing the happiness of a family, the future mothers and sisters were taught by means of this art what difference was made in the colour, form and taste when different articles were mixed with a number of articles, ani
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