[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) › c5.s1.71 # War in Ancient India c5.s1.71 War in Ancient India c5.s1.71 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.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 - [Previous: c5.s1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s1.70) - [Next: c5.s1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s1.72) - [Up: c5.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s1.71) · Pramāṇa