[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) › c12.106 # War in Ancient India c12.106 War in Ancient India c12.106 - **Language:** English ### [c12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.106) In the post-Kauṭalīyan period the old institution worked regularly. In the Mudrārākṣasa there is mention of an elaborate system of espionage.⁶⁵ In Kālidāsa's works we meet with the cāra in several places. The Parivrājaka in the Mālavikāgnimitra shows the existence of female spies, as was noticed in the Kauṭalīya. In the Purāṇas⁶⁶ where polity is dealt with, and also in law-books like those of Bṛhaspati,⁶⁷ Manu⁶⁸ and Viṣṇu,⁶⁹ there are similar details with regard to the qualifications of these spies. - [Previous: c12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.105) - [Next: c12.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.107) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.106) · Pramāṇa