[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) › c10.67 # War in Ancient India c10.67 War in Ancient India c10.67 - **Language:** English ### [c10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.67) Mānavadharmaśāstra refers to sea fights and attests to the use of boats for naval warfare.⁴² The sailor is called naukākarmajīva.⁴³ Thus in Vedic, Epic and the Dharmaśāstra literature we find that naval warfare is mentioned as a distinct entity, attesting a continuous naval tradition from the earliest times. - [Previous: c10.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.66) - [Next: c10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.68) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c10.67) · Pramāṇa