Kautilya's Arthashastra 10.5.8
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 10.5.8
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- Sanskrit
10.5.8
pañcadhanur anīkasaṃdhiḥ pakṣakakṣorasyānām //
The intervening space (aníkasandhi) between wings, flanks and front of the army should be five bows. There must be three men to oppose a horse (pratiyoddha); fifteen men or five horses to oppose a chariot or an elephant; and as many (fifteen) servants ( pádagopa) for a horse, a chariot and an elephant should be maintained.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (6)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Arthaśāstravyākhyā Jayamaṅgalā — Sanskrit
- Nitinirṇīti — Yogghama, Sanskrit