Sastras
Ṣaṭśāstra
In the Vedic educational tradition, ṣaṭśāstra (षट्शास्त्र, “six śāstras”) refers to the six key disciplines of systematic knowledge that were studied alongside the Vedas to equip scholars with comprehensive intellectual, practical, and dhārmic training. These six śāstras represent various dimensions of life, logic, language, ethics, rituals, health, and time, forming the backbone of classical Bhāratīya...