Tribes in Ancient India c73.33

c73.33

It was said of the heroic Bhoja prince Rukmin that he was in the very front rank of the warriors of his time; the bow named *Vijaya* which he wielded was only equalled by the *Gāṇḍīva* of Arjuna and the *Śārṅgadhanu* of Kṛṣṇa. This prince is said to have been equally skilled with the bow and the sword and various other weapons, but to have been inordinately proud, and because of his boastfulness, his offer of aid was refused by both sides in turn before the Kurukṣetra War. On the eve of the war he came to the battle-field at the head of one complete Akṣauhiṇī of forces of every description.⁵