The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.51

c2.s5.51

⁷ The first passage represents the Kurus marching out to the field against the Pāṇdus, adorned with garlands and clothed in white (verse 2). Like the Spartans, the Hindu soldiers were careful to attend to their hair before a battle, binding it up about their heads. As a further preliminary, they arrange their beards (or shave, *kḷptaçmaçru*), viii. 58.