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VII, 14.
STUDENTSHIP.
6. For it has been declared in the Veda, 'The fire is thy teacher.'
7. (A student, whether professed or temporary), shall bridle his tongue;
8. He shall eat in the fourth, sixth, or eighth hour of the day.
9. He shall go out in order to beg. 10. He shall obey his teacher.
11. He either (may wear all his hair) tied in a knot or (keep merely) a lock on the crown of his head tied in a knot, (shaving the other parts of the head.)
12. If the teacher walks, he shall attend him walking after him ; if the teacher is seated, standing; if the teacher lies down, seated.
13. He shall study after having been called (by the teacher, and not request the latter to begin the lesson).
14. Let him announce (to the teacher) all that he has received (when begging), and eat after permission (has been given to him).
this Satra, indicates Vasishtha's approval of the rules given in other Smritis, according to which the student, on the death of the teacher, shall serve the teacher's son, a fellow-student, or the teacher's wife, and the service of the sacred fire is the last resource only. See Vishnu XXVIII, 44-45; Gautama III, 7-8.
6. These words form part of one of the Mantras which the teacher recites at the initiation of the student ; see e. g. Sânkhâyana Grihya-sútra.
7. Gautama II, 13, 22.
8. According to Krishnapandita a kâla, 'hour,' is the eighth part of a day.
9. Vishnu XXVIII, 9. 11. Gautama I, 27; Vishnu XXVIII, 41. 12. Vishnu XXVIII, 18-22. 13. Vishnu XXVIII, 6. 14. Vishnu XXVIII, 10; Âpastamba I, 1, 3, 25.
10. Vishnu XXVIII, 7.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |