The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s10.3

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Dancing, 118, 121, 177, 326, 329, 334. Deserter, slain, 189. Dialects, 82. Drama, 112, 125, 177, 329, 334, 344. Dress, 105, 170, 306, 317, 341, 348 ff., 365, 369. Drinking, 121, 177. Election, of king, 143; of husband or wife, 167 ff., 359 ff. Family, origin of, 135; rule of, 139; wife of, 354; order in battle, 193. Farmers and traders, 74, 76, 80 ff., 92, 94, 96, 97. Fate, 187, 316. Father (see Guru), 141, 370. Fighting, as a law, 187. Foreigners (see Kurus), 96, 98, 247, 339; Yavanas, 75, 136, 212, 295, 305. Gamblers, 121 ff., 149. Games, 125, 340. Gāthās, 69, 327. Genealogies, 69, 329. Gods, 315, 316. Guards of army, 200, 205, 221, 252, 261. Gun-powder, 299 ff. Gurus, 137, 142, 153 ff., 155, 161, 370; wives of, 337. Hair, 193, 307, 332. Hereditary succession, 137, 183. Horses (see cavalry and sacrifice), color of, 91, 245, 257; 255 ff. Hunting, 119. ītayaḥ, 83. Judges, 102, 128, 132. King, 82, 95, 136; titles of, 79, 113; origin of, 99 ff., 113 ff.; deified, 114, 153; daily life of, 129. Kurus of the North, 75, 96. Lamps in battle, 214. Land-ownership, 87 ff.