War in Ancient India c7.s3.3
War in Ancient India c7.s3.3
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c7.s3.3
¹⁰³ This term Ṣaḍaṅga connoted differently in different periods. The *Śukranītisāra* mentions seven elements of the army (IV. 7.1.), the usual fourfold division together with bulls, camels and cannon. The last may be appropriately termed as the artillery. Bulls and camels are mentioned in the description of the army by Kauṭalya; but by