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Line 20: + − ==== The mention of female scholars and sages of the Vedic age like Vac, Ambhrni, Romasa, Gargi, Khona in the Vedic lore corroborates this view. These highly intelligent and greatly learned women, who chose the path of Vedic studies, were called 'brahmavadinis', and women who opted out of education for married life were called 'sadyovadhus'. '''Co-education''' seems to have existed in this period and both '''the sexes got equal attention from the teacher'''. Moreover, ladies from the Kshatriya caste received '''martial arts courses and arms training'''. ==== Line 30:
Line 30: + − ====== ‘Sadyovadhus’ were those who became vadhus or brides straight-away, (sadyas = at once) on the attainment of puberty, without undergoing the training in the Vedic studies. In their case, the upanayana ceremony was performed just before marriage, as a formality. The practice of performing upanayana for women and teaching them the Vedas also, seems to have disappeared even by the time of the Manusmrti (composed much earlier than A. D. 200). The word brahmavādinī is sometimes applied to the famous Gayatrīmantra also. ======
Brahmavadinis (ब्रह्मवादिन्यः) (view source)
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==== Education of the Girl Child ====
==== Education of the Girl Child ====
The mention of female scholars and sages of the Vedic age like Vac, Ambhrni, Romasa, Gargi, Khona in the Vedic lore corroborates this view. These highly intelligent and greatly learned women, who chose the path of Vedic studies, were called 'brahmavadinis', and women who opted out of education for married life were called 'sadyovadhus'. '''Co-education''' seems to have existed in this period and both '''the sexes got equal attention from the teacher'''. Moreover, ladies from the Kshatriya caste received '''martial arts courses and arms training'''.
As in present, after marriage, the girl became a 'grihini' (wife) and was considered 'ardhangini' or one half of her husband's being. Both of them constituted the 'griha' or home, and she was considered its 'samrajni' (queen or mistress) and had an equal share in the performance of religious rites.Sometimes transliterated as: Brahmavadini, BrahmavAdinI, Brahmavaadini Brahmavādinī literally means ‘the woman who speaks about Brahman’.
As in present, after marriage, the girl became a 'grihini' (wife) and was considered 'ardhangini' or one half of her husband's being. Both of them constituted the 'griha' or home, and she was considered its 'samrajni' (queen or mistress) and had an equal share in the performance of religious rites.Sometimes transliterated as: Brahmavadini, BrahmavAdinI, Brahmavaadini Brahmavādinī literally means ‘the woman who speaks about Brahman’.
====== The sadyovadhus - ======
====== The sadyovadhus - ======
‘Sadyovadhus’ were those who became vadhus or brides straight-away, (sadyas = at once) on the attainment of puberty, without undergoing the training in the Vedic studies. In their case, the upanayana ceremony was performed just before marriage, as a formality. The practice of performing upanayana for women and teaching them the Vedas also, seems to have disappeared even by the time of the Manusmrti (composed much earlier than A. D. 200). The word brahmavādinī is sometimes applied to the famous Gayatrīmantra also.
References Jump up ↑ Brhadāranyaka Upaniṣad 4.5.1 The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
References Jump up ↑ Brhadāranyaka Upaniṣad 4.5.1 The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore