[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c10.36 # War in Ancient India c10.36 War in Ancient India c10.36 - **Language:** English ### [c10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.36) But it has to be inferred that being very costly, their use was more or less the exclusive privilege of kings and aristrocrats. Another reason why they did not become common is in the following lines from the \*Samarāṅganasūtradhāra\*: - [Previous: c10.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.35) - [Next: c10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.37) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.36) · Pramāṇa