The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.443

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the ordinary use *tāv anye dhanuṣī sajje kṛtvā çatrubhayaṃkare*, vii. 170. 43; and, for illustrations of the above uses, see P. W. s. *sajja*, and compare vi. 79. 9; 74. 1; 101. 42; 109. 13; 81. 38; vii. 16. 36; 127. 28; 145. 51; 183. 51. In vii. 2. 23-29 (warrior well described) we find *cāpāni* and *jyāḥ saṃnahanopapannāḥ*, of the different string-strands. Compare also vii. 191. 3, *dhanur jāitram ādāya jaladaniḥsvanaṃ dṛḍhajyam*, etc. *Adhijya* is not often used. An instance is viii. 20. 25: *dhanur athā ’dhijyaṃ kṛtvā*. The setting on the arrow is *saṃdhāna*. The bow is always unstrung when not in use. The technical use in R. seems to be about the same as in Mbh. Compare R. i. 77. 38, *saṃdhāya sa çaraṃ cāpaṃ vicākarṣa . . vikṛṣya . . tad dhanuḥ saçaram* (analogy with *sajjaṃ dhanuḥ*, compare ib. *vijya*). *Sajjīkuru ratham* (xiii. 53. 30) shows further extension, also used of other objects: compare *sajjay* and *sajjībhū*.