The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.281

c2.s5.281

The arms stored in the chariot are represented as so many that we can only see late readings in such statements. The car, according to these accounts, was an arsenal, holding a complete assortment of arms in large numbers. Thus, a car (vi. 106. 22 ff.) is full of all arms, and a knight says (vii. 112. 46 ff.): ‘Let the car-attendants put all the car-quivers (upāsaṅgas), all the furniture (upakaraṇāni), just as is right, into my war-cār; for I shall use all weapons, and the car must be furnished as has been appointed by instructors.’*