Public Administration in Ancient India c19.30

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c19.30

Before the commencement of a battle it seems to have been the practice for the King or the Commander-in-Chief to address words of encouragement to the soldiers. The Mahābhārata gives a specimen of such a speech, from which we extract the following lines:

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit