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 mechanical art; the knowledge of the "Nîti," the Byâkarein, and music; manual dexterity, archery, antiquities;

Science of medicine, wit and humour, astrology; strategy, versification; diplomacy, magic, and grammar: these are the eighteen acquirements.

A wise man who is not questioned is like a drum; one who is questioned is like a violent shower: a fool, whether addressed or not, speaks much.

The knowledge that is in books, and the wealth that