The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.435

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¶ Arjuna’s bow is called *tālamātra*, i. 189. 20; v. 160. 108; Droṇa’s is a *ṣaḍaratnidhanuḥ*, i. 167. 25. Another palm-estimate is that of *vyāyāmasaham atyartham tṛṇarājasamam* (*gāṇḍivam*) in iv. 40. 6, where the bow is also (7) gilded, and ‘without holes’ (*avraṇam*). Compare *tālamātraṃ dhanur gṛhya*, vi. 49. 35; *tālamātrāṇi cāpāni*, vii. 45. 16. The demon’s long bow is described in vii. 175. 19. Compare x. 18. 6, a like bow of five *kiṣkus*.