The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.34

c2.s5.34

‖ As I have already observed, the common soldiers are led into the battle on the principle that quantity is more important than quality. ‘An army with a mass of foot soldiers becomes solid’ (*padātibahu-lā senā dṛḍhā bhavati*), xii. 100. 24 (or *çatrūñ jayati* in Ag. P. 227. 7): cf. Epic, ib. 99. 18, *na hi çāuryāt param; sarvaṃ çūre pratiṣṭhitam*.