Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.31.4
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.31.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.31.4
sthānasamāṃ śayyām ardhāpāśrayāṃ durge sāmnāhyaupavāhyānāṃ bahir damyavyālānām //
The space where an elephant lies down shall be as broad as the length of an elephant and provided with a flat form raised to half the height of an elephant for leaning on.
Elephants serviceable in war or for riding shall be kept inside the fort; and those that are still being tamed or are of bad temper shall be kept outside.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit