The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.70

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‡ The Homeric figure of the goose or flamingo is often found, vi. 46. 20; 90. 19 (utpetuḥ sahasā . . . haṁsā iva mahodadhāu); 110. 45-45 (nyamajjaṅs te . . yathā haṁsāḥ); but the hero ‘stands like an island,’ ib. 46. The glance and shimmer of arms makes the army look as if it were ‘a wheel of fire’ (alātacakravad balam vii. 7. 53; 39. 6, etc.: used also of a single bow, vii. 119. 32). Compare lohitakardame saṁgrāme, viii. 27. 40.