War in Ancient India c8.50

c8.50

That the army expenditure was looked upon not as wasteful but necessary is seen even from the practice of the later Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagara. The *Āmuktamālyada* of Kṛṣṇadevarāya makes a statement to that effect. (Canto IV, 262). Elsewhere (238) it definitely states that half the income accruing to the State should be set apart to maintain the army. According to Barbosa the pay of a soldier was 4 pardaos, i.e. Rs. 22½ to Rs. 28, and that of a high officer Rs. 47,000.²⁸