[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) › c14.19 # War in Ancient India c14.19 War in Ancient India c14.19 - **Language:** English ### [c14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14.19) In the \*Rāmāyaṇa\* we hear of the standard of Bharata containing the emblem of a Kovidāra tree. Even gods had their own streamers flying. Animals figure largely as emblems of these gods. Śiva's flag had the device of a bull,⁹ Viṣṇu's the device of Garuḍa or an eagle,¹⁰ Indra's the emblem of the sword, Kāma's the device of fish (makaradhvaja). - [Previous: c14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14.18) - [Next: c14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14.20) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c14.19) · Pramāṇa