The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.404
The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.404
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c2.s5.404
The elephants were attended by 'protectors,' both the animal that served as general 'guard of the herd,'† and the human flank-protectors, of which we find four, one for each corner of the beast.‡ But we also find seven car-men, guard of one elephant, as the normal number.§