War in Ancient India c5.s2.50

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c5.s2.50

After this it was the custom of the Purohita to arm the king with a breastplate in the course of which he recited the hymns found in the *Atharvaveda* (Bk. XIX, 20) invoking protection to him by the various gods.

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Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit