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The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.516

The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.516

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c2.s5.516

∗ The following passages corroborate this: kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇā (gadā) adrisāramayī gurvī, ix. 32. 37; skandhe kṛtvā ’yasīṁ gadām, ib. 38 (R. vi. 55. 12, gadā sarvāyasi); cāikyā ’yasī gadā jātarūpapariṣkṛtā, ib. 39; cāikyā gadāḥ, vii. 163. 21; gadāḥ .. vimalāiḥ paṭṭāiḥ pinaddhāḥ svarṇabhūṣitāiḥ, vi. 87. 29; the gilded knobs (samutsedha) are particularly referred to, iii. 271. 4; gadā bahukaṇṭakā, R. vi. 28.

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