[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) › c12.73 # War in Ancient India c12.73 War in Ancient India c12.73 - **Language:** English ### [c12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.73) The king must not take action on the report submitted by a single spy. If the information received from three different sources, independent of one another, is found to tally, then action could be taken. This ruling of the Rāmāyaṇa⁴⁴ is followed by the Arthaśāstra,⁴⁵ and further supported by the prescription of the Kural.⁴⁶ It bears testimony to the care and attention paid to the strategic policy in the ancient Indian State. - [Previous: c12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.72) - [Next: c12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.74) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.73) · Pramāṇa