War in Ancient India c13.3

c13.3

According to the colophon at the end of the book, this work consists of 108 ullāsas, 32,000 granthas, and the author is one Kancham Yellarya, son of Naraya and Vīramma. There is a section in this manuscript entitled Rājacaritra khaṇḍa, forming the 106th and 107th ullāsas. Like so many books which were written in medieval times, most of the portions are a compilation of opinions and texts from ancient and reputed authors like Vasiṣṭha, Bṛhaspati and Yājñavalkya. Ullāsa 106 is devoted to the different kinds of abhiṣeka or anointing ceremony of the king. In ullāsa 107 there is mention of a number of śastras and bāṇas, as also the sevenfold upāyas, like sāma, and dāna. It also contains a short notice of the characteristics of horses and elephants, and how to ride them. The rest of the ullāsa deals with the administration of justice. The author of this manuscript must have flourished in the 15th century A.D.