War in Ancient India c15.6

c15.6

In the Ṛg Veda Saṃhitā we meet again with another instrument Bakura with its variations as we conjecture Bakura and Bekura. In the passage in which it occurs⁴ it was possibly an instrument for war purposes. It is said that in the course of an expedition against the Dasyus, the Aśvins blew this musical instrument to help their army against their enemies. From the circumstances in which this is mentioned one has to take it that this Bakura was solely employed for war purposes.