The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s1.2

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My first intention was to record the data furnished by the Mahābhārata in regard to the Warrior-caste. I have since been led to add matter illustrative of my topic from works more or less parallel to the Epic, and this paper now offers δι’ ἐκτύπων an inquiry into the conditions of civilization in the Middle Ages of India from the point of view of the ruling power. Into wider questions of pan-Aryan interest I have through lack of space refrained from entering: for example, into that of land-ownership and village communities, where a new and thorough investigation of India’s position is needed.