War in Ancient India c2.10

c2.10

TO THE CHERISHED MEMORY OF MY ELDER BROTHERS BRAHMAŚRĪ RĀMASWĀMI DĪKSHITAR (1874-1941) AND BRAHMAŚRĪ NATEŚA DĪKSHITAR (1879-1940) OF VISHNAMPET, TANJORE DISTRICT, WHO WERE ŚRAUTINS IN THE LITERAL SENSE OF THE TERM, AND WHO, AS DISTINGUISHED VEDIC SCHOLARS, FOLLOWED THEIR FORE-FATHERS BY PERFORMING A NUMBER OF VEDIC YAJÑAS LIKE SOMAYĀGA, CĀTURMĀSYA, APTORYĀMA AND GARUḌACAYANA.