प्राचीन भारत में शिक्षा (डॉ. ए.एस. अल्तेकर - गुरुकुल एवं बौद्ध विहार शिक्षण इतिहास)

V] EDUCATIONAL CENTRES AND INSTITUTIONS 131 different parts of the country. The strength of the college is not known, but it seems that 27 houses were necessary for lodging the students. An endowment of 12 Nivartanas (probably equal to 60 acres) of land was made for meeting the lighting charges of the boarding houses.¹ The students were offered free boarding, an endowment of 500 Nivartanas having been received for that purpose. It would appear that at least 200 students were offered free boarding, lodging and education at this institution. The salary of the principal was provided for by another endowment of 50 Nivartanas. The inscription is silent about the salaries of the other teachers. Public Support : The inhabitants of the village were not slow to appreciate the benefits of the institution; they had agreed to offer to the college a donation of five rupees at every marriage, of two and half rupees at every Upanayana and of a rupee and quarter at every tonsure ceremony. Besides whenever

1. The relevant verses from the inscription are given below :— नारायणोऽभिधानेन नारायण इवापरः । प्रधानः कृष्णराजस्य मन्त्री सन्सन्धिविग्रहे ॥ तेनेयं कारिता शाला श्रीविशाला मनोरमा । अत्र विद्यार्थिनः संति नानाजनपदोद्भवाः । शालाविद्यार्थिसंघाय दत्तवान्भूमिमुत्तमाम् । मान्यां निवर्तनानां तु पंचभिश्च शतैर्मिताम् ॥ निवर्तनानि दीपार्थं मान्यानि द्वादशैव च । पंच पुष्पाणि देयानि विवाहे सति तज्जनैः । देयं तथोपनयने विवाहे यत्पुरोदितम् ॥ केनचित्कारणेनेह कर्तव्ये विप्रभोजने । भोजयेत्तु यथाशक्ति परिषदत्परिशज्जनम् ॥ EI V p. 60. I.,