The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.73

c2.s5.73

¶ Thus ‘the sound of the bowstring and sacred song’ being absent betrays fear in vii. 85. 19. A night conversation is recorded in vi. 80, and a council is held (mantraṁ cakruḥ), vi. 97. 2; the chief knight has his own council, although he is neither a king nor commander-in-chief, vii. 75. 31 (mantrajñāiḥ sacivāiḥ).