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'''Chanakya Niti''' summarily states - "what is education to one who seeks comforts? a student will not have any comforts. One who aims for comforts in life has to forego education, and one who wants education has to give up his material comforts. <blockquote>सुखार्थी वा त्यजेद्विद्यां विद्यार्थीवा त्यजेत्सुखम् । सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्या नास्ति विद्यार्थिनः सुखं ।। </blockquote>One Subhashita source delightfully puts the student's qualities as follows<blockquote>काकदृष्टिर्बकध्यानं श्वाननिद्रा तथैव च । अल्पाहारो जीर्णवस्त्रं च एतद्विद्यार्थिलक्षणम् ॥</blockquote>These are the characteristics of a student:  

'''Chanakya Niti''' summarily states - "what is education to one who seeks comforts? a student will not have any comforts. One who aims for comforts in life has to forego education, and one who wants education has to give up his material comforts. <blockquote>सुखार्थी वा त्यजेद्विद्यां विद्यार्थीवा त्यजेत्सुखम् । सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्या नास्ति विद्यार्थिनः सुखं ।। </blockquote>One Subhashita source delightfully puts the student's qualities as follows<blockquote>काकदृष्टिर्बकध्यानं श्वाननिद्रा तथैव च । अल्पाहारो जीर्णवस्त्रं च एतद्विद्यार्थिलक्षणम् ॥</blockquote>These are the characteristics of a student:  

* <span style="color:blue">the sight of a crow  

* <span style="color:blue">'''the vision of a crow'''

* <span style="color:blue">the attention of a stork

* <span style="color:blue">'''the attention of a stork'''

* <span style="color:blue">the sleep of a dog

* <span style="color:blue">'''the sleep of a dog'''

* <span style="color:blue">little portions of food

* <span style="color:blue">'''little portions of food'''

* <span style="color:blue">wear worn out clothes</span>

* <span style="color:blue">'''wear worn out clothes'''</span>

A crow is said to have keen observation. That kind of cognizance is  an essential characteristic in a student interested in increasing his wisdom. A stork is popular for its undivided focus and concentration, a quality greatly required for a student for deeper understanding of many things in a short time. A dog is a light-sleeper; easily aroused at a slightest stir. This characteristic of high state of alertness in a student, towards learning, increase the sources of knowledge. It is well known that intake of too much food makes a person drowsy and dull. Hence a student is advised to consume food in small portions without indulging in pleasing his palate. Wearing worn out clothes or being very sober about his looks is prescribed for a student to avoid and control unwanted distractions and diversions commonly present in his/her age.<blockquote>आचारे शासयेद्यस्तु स आचार्य्य उदाहृत । यस्त्वाचार्य्यपराधीनस्तद्वाक्यं शास्यते हृदि । शामने स्थिरवृत्तिश्च शिष्यः सद्भिरुदाहृतः ॥ एवं लक्षणसंयुक्तं शिष्यं सर्व्वगुणान्वितम् ।</blockquote>An Acharya, as given in Shabdakalpadhruma<ref name=":9" />, is one who follows sadachara and disciplines the vidyarthis to follow the same. One who closely follows the sadachara that the Acharya instructs and bears the Acharya's words in heart; one who is steadfast and calm with unwavering focus is called as Shishya by our elders. Such a shishya having the above lakshanas is said to have all the gunas (Sarvagunanvita).<ref name=":9" />  

A crow is said to have keen observation. That kind of cognizance is  an essential characteristic in a student interested in increasing his wisdom. A stork is popular for its undivided focus and concentration, a quality greatly required for a student for deeper understanding of many things in a short time. A dog is a light-sleeper; easily aroused at a slightest stir. This characteristic of high state of alertness in a student, towards learning, increase the sources of knowledge. It is well known that intake of too much food makes a person drowsy and dull. Hence a student is advised to consume food in small portions without indulging in pleasing his palate. Wearing worn out clothes or being very sober about his looks is prescribed for a student to avoid and control unwanted distractions and diversions commonly present in his/her age.<blockquote>आचारे शासयेद्यस्तु स आचार्य्य उदाहृत । यस्त्वाचार्य्यपराधीनस्तद्वाक्यं शास्यते हृदि । शामने स्थिरवृत्तिश्च शिष्यः सद्भिरुदाहृतः ॥ एवं लक्षणसंयुक्तं शिष्यं सर्व्वगुणान्वितम् ।</blockquote>An Acharya, as given in Shabdakalpadhruma<ref name=":9" />, is one who follows sadachara and disciplines the vidyarthis to follow the same. One who closely follows the sadachara that the Acharya instructs and bears the Acharya's words in heart; one who is steadfast and calm with unwavering focus is called as Shishya by our elders. Such a shishya having the above lakshanas is said to have all the gunas (Sarvagunanvita).<ref name=":9" />  

Chanakya further adds eight more qualities that should be avoided by students at all costs.<ref name=":7">https://sanskritpearls.blogspot.com/search?q=student</ref> <blockquote>कामं क्रोधं तथा लोभं स्वादं शृङ्गारकौतुके । अतिनिद्राऽतिसेवा च विद्यार्थी ह्यष्टवर्जयेत् ॥ (Chan. Niti. 11.10) </blockquote>A student should shun eight things - desire; anger; avarice; taste; eroticism; vehemence; too much sleep; and overly tending.<ref name=":7" />  

Chanakya further adds eight more qualities that should be avoided by students at all costs.<ref name=":7">https://sanskritpearls.blogspot.com/search?q=student</ref> <blockquote>कामं क्रोधं तथा लोभं स्वादं शृङ्गारकौतुके । अतिनिद्राऽतिसेवा च विद्यार्थी ह्यष्टवर्जयेत् ॥ (Chan. Niti. 11.10) </blockquote>A student should shun eight things - desire; anger; avarice; taste; eroticism; vehemence; too much sleep; and overly tending.<ref name=":7" />  

# Desire: deviates the goal and takes all the energy in the fulfilment of that desire.

# <span style="color:red">'''Desire:'''</span> deviates the goal and takes all the energy in the fulfilment of that desire.

# Anger: clouds judgement.

# <span style="color:red">'''Anger:'''</span> clouds judgement.

# Avarice (greed): delineates from the ethics being learnt.

# <span style="color:red">'''Avarice (greed):'''</span> delineates from the ethics being learnt.

# Taste: weaknesses of the palate draw away from learning in many ways - health, alertness, and aptitude.

# <span style="color:red">'''Taste:'''</span> weaknesses of the palate draw away from learning in many ways - health, alertness, and aptitude.

# Eroticism: this has no place in a student's life. Indulgence and learning do not go hand in hand as they take the individual in completely opposite directions. No saying beyond that!

# <span style="color:red">'''Eroticism:'''</span> this has no place in a student's life. Indulgence and learning do not go hand in hand as they take the individual in completely opposite directions. No saying beyond that!

# Vehemence: learning takes a lot of patience and thinking. Getting emotional and impatient is nowhere coherent with learning.

# <span style="color:red">'''Vehemence:'''</span> learning takes a lot of patience and thinking. Getting emotional and impatient is nowhere coherent with learning.

# Oversleep: rest is required but in proper proportions. Sleeping too much mars alertness and paves way for laziness. Losing precious time that could be utilized in learning is a whole other issue.

# <span style="color:red">'''Oversleep:'''</span> rest is required but in proper proportions. Sleeping too much mars alertness and paves way for laziness. Losing precious time that could be utilized in learning is a whole other issue.

# Overly tending: tending to elders and teachers is very much professed. But being overly subservient dispels one's ability to think on his own. One of the requirements for learning is inquisitiveness. A totally subservient learner takes every word for granted and does not promote independent thinking.<ref name=":7" />

# <span style="color:red">'''Overly tending:'''</span> tending to elders and teachers is very much professed. But being overly subservient dispels one's ability to think on his own. One of the requirements for learning is inquisitiveness. A totally subservient learner takes every word for granted and does not promote independent thinking.<ref name=":7" />

== Rules applicable while studying ==

== Rules applicable while studying ==