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Citravidyāl the science of painting also known as 'alekhyaśāstra', śastravidyā' in company with śāstravidyā' - have been mentioned as covering the field of educational curriculum.
Apart from the enumeration Dhanapāla has illustrated certain salient fcatures connected with these lores displaying thereby his personal scholarship and emphasising the point of prevalence and practice of these among the people. As for example -
"अभ्यस्तनाट्यशास्त्रैरप्यदर्शितभ्रूनैत्रविकारैः "" referring to the practical aspect of the treatise on dramaturgy ("Nātyaśāstra of Bharata) having formations of eyes and brows in acting.
"कामसूत्रपारगैरप्यविदितवैशिकै:14 referring to Kāmasūtra the treatise on science of love having Vaisikam' for one of its books (Adhikarana) i.e. the 6th one.
"उदात्तेनापि स्वरितेन चरितेन''5 "उच्चापशब्दः न वस्तुविचारे' "धातूनां सोपसर्गत्वम्- पदानां विग्रहः" and लिपिविशेषदर्शनपुर:सराणि "अशेषाण्यपिव्याकरणादीनिशास्त्राणि' "आत्मानं त्रायस्व पुंनाम्नो नरकात्'"" "पदवाक्यविचारेण110 "रूपान्तरग्रहणमिव शब्दराशेः'।। "शब्दविद्यामिव विद्यानाम्।।2 "शब्द इव संस्कृतोऽपि प्राकृतबुद्धिमाधत्ते" प्रसिद्धपुंभावोऽपि नपुसंकतया व्यवह्रियते। सर्वदा स्त्रीलिङ्गवत्तिरपि परार्थे प्रवर्तमानः पंस्त्वमर्जयति।'
1. TM. Vol. III p. 26. 2. Ibid. Sm. ed. p.35. 3. Ibid. Vol. I p. 52. 4. Ibid. Vol. I p. 61. 5. Ibid. Vol. I p. 62. 6. Ibid. Vol. I p. 62. 7. Ibid. Vol. I p. 67. 8. Tbid. Vol. I p. 68, Vol. III p. 188. 9. Ibid. Vol. I p. 80. 10. Ibid. Vol. II p. 233. 11. Ibid. Vol. II p. 262. 12. Ibid. Vol. II p. 328. 13. TM. Sm. cd. p. 406.
