Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s9.8

v2.c16.s9.8

∗ War is divided into two classes in Tamil literature, namely, *aṟa-ppōr* and *maṟa-ppōr*, that is, righteous or *dharma-yuddha* and unrighteous or *adharma-yuddha*. In declaring a righteous war against an enemy king, notice is given to good men and women, children, mendicants and ascetics, and cows to quit the place which is to be attacked. Since cows cannot be intimated the intentions of the invading king, they are carried away by the army of the invader preparatory to war and this act is considered sufficient notice to all the others to leave the place as early as practicable. In the *maṟa-ppōr* no such notice is given.