The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s4.t1.64

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† Gain, Right, and Desire, it has just been stated, are the main-springs of human action; these the king should practice in loco (kāle) : ii. 5. 21 ff. The most common ‘group of six’ is called the ‘six-fold-care’ (not to be confused with the ‘six-fold array’ of the army, described below), and consists of six specially important topics for the king: namely, alliance, war, marching, encampment, partition of forces, and seeking allies. Compare ii. 5. 8; v. 38. 24 (xii. 59. 32); xii. 69. 64 ff.; xv. 6. 5 (ṣāḍguṇyam āyattam); M. vii. 160; Yājñ. i. 346.