War in Ancient India c4.s6.t7.34

c4.s6.t7.34

Though wars were frequent, they were not recklessly entered into and ruthlessly fought. There was no slaughter of innocents. Policy and method characterised these wars. Immoral and unrighteous modes of war were as far as possible avoided, and they were put into operation only if exigency dictated such a course. We shall examine these in the following pages.