The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.321

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¹⁸ He had also ten thousand elephants, and thirty thousand chariots (ib.). § ἔχουσι . . τὴν ὑπερῴαν ἀβασάνιστον. ‖ ādhāna, said to be bit or snaffle in the older days, for which khalīna was substituted, means only harness, apparently. On this and on the Puranic bridle, see Indo-Aryans, ii. 335. ¶ Two best horses are reckoned equal to four best asses in making a bargain : iii. 192.