War in Ancient India c5.s1.71

c5.s1.71

Viewing the life of a warrior as a whole, it seems that in the pre-Epic period he shared a part of the spoils of war with the king and received no fixed wages. But in the epic period a warrior in service received fixed emoluments. In war he fought, and in peace he spent his days in amusement. He was not drafted to civil work.⁵⁷ In case a warrior died, the State provided for his family.⁵⁸