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- Read on →: ācāryāt pādam ādatte pādaṁ
ācāryāt pādam ādatte pādaṁ śiṣyaḥ svamedhayā |
kālena pādam ādatte pādaṁ sabrahmacāribhiḥ ||
(Cited in a commentary to Mahābhārata: Udyoga-parva, 44.16)“A student acquires one-fourth from the ācārya, one-fourth by by his own intellect, one-fourth in time, and one-fourth from fellow students.”
- Read on →: kālena pādaṁ labhate tathārthaṁ
kālena pādaṁ labhate tathārthaṁ
tataś ca pādaṁ guru-yogataś ca |
utsāha-yogena ca pādam ṛcchec
chāstreṇa ca pādaṁ ca tato’bhiyāti ||
(Mahābhārata: Udyoga-parva, 44.16)“A student acquires one-fourth in time, one-fourth by association with the guru, one-fourth by his own enthusiasm and endeavor, and one-fourth by discussion.”
- Read on →: adhīti-bodhācaraṇa-pracāraṇair daśāś catasraḥ
adhīti-bodhācaraṇa-pracāraṇair daśāś catasraḥ … |
(Naiṣadha-carita: 1.4)“The four stages [of learning śāstra are those] of study, understanding, practice, and teaching ….”
- Read on →: caturbhiś ca prakāraiḥ vidyopayuktā
caturbhiś ca prakāraiḥ vidyopayuktā bhavati, āgama-kālena svādhyāya-kālena pravacana-kālena vyavahāra-kāleneti |
(Mahābhāṣya: 1.1.1)“Knowledge is acquired in four ways: at the time of receiving [it from an ācārya], at the time of personally studying [it, i.e., reviewing it, reflecting on it, reciting it, etc.], at the time of speaking [i.e., teaching it to others], and at the time of applying [it, i.e., performing sacrifices, navigating challenges, etc.].”
- Read on →: śravaṇāyāpi bahubhir yo na labhyaḥ
śravaṇāyāpi bahubhir yo na labhyaḥ
śṛṇvanto’pi bahavo yaṁ na vidyuḥ |
āścaryo’sya vaktā kuśalo’sya labdhā
āścaryo jñātā kuśalānuśiṣṭaḥ ||
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad: 1.2.7)“He whom many are not even able to hear about and whom even many who hear about do not understand—rare is the qualified teacher of him, and rare is the qualified disciple who comes to know and realize him.”