[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) › c6.s5.2 # War in Ancient India c6.s5.2 War in Ancient India c6.s5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.2) Varuṇa is mentioned as wearing a golden mail with lustrous appearance and as surrounded by spies.¹¹⁵ That several varieties of armour were made of horns, skins, and also of iron, is evident from the \*Arthaśāstra\* literature. The animals whose horns were used for this were tortoise, rhinoceros, bison, elephant, and cow. - [Previous: c6.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.1) - [Next: c6.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.3) - [Up: c6.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.2) · Pramāṇa