[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) › c15.51 # War in Ancient India c15.51 War in Ancient India c15.51 - **Language:** English ### [c15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15.51) When a certain mother heard that her son threw his spear over the enemy's elephant but could not take it back, and so unarmed, he had to retreat from the field, she got distressed and despised her bowels which yielded that son. She felt that her son had let down the honour of her family. - [Previous: c15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15.50) - [Next: c15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15.52) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c15.51) · Pramāṇa