[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.s5.20 # War in Ancient India c5.s5.20 War in Ancient India c5.s5.20 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5.20) The kūṭayuddha was the negation of the laws of war. It permitted the use of deadly and poisoned weapons which would slay thousands of men,¹⁴¹ to the entire satisfaction of birds and beasts of prey.¹⁴² From a hymn¹⁴³ of the \*Atharva Veda\* we may conclude that poisoned arrows were largely used, and the conqueror was usually afraid of them. - [Previous: c5.s5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5.19) - [Next: c5.s5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5.21) - [Up: c5.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c5.s5.20) · Pramāṇa