The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.91

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∗ The quotation from the former’s çāstra in xii. 138. 193–194; 139. 70–74, etc., are not devoted to this topic. † saṃhatān yodhayed alpān kāmaṃ vistārayed bahūn, sūcīmukham anīkaṃ syād alpānāṃ bahubhiḥ saha, ‘if you have a small force, make them fight all together; you may extend a large number as you please, but if a few men have to fight with a great many, they ought to present a needle-front’ (vi. 19. 4; xii. 100. 47, confirmed by vi. 43. 102 : cf. M. vii. 191; Ag. P. 235. 27). ‡ vi. 50. 40; 51. 1. § vyūharāja in viii. 46. 27 is bārhaspatya. ‖ ii. 90. 32; see above, p. 192. ¶ Page 115 (iii. 150. 29). ** bṛhaspater uçanaso no ’padeçaḥ çrutas tvayā, ‘have you not heard B. and U.’s instruction?’ (ix. 61. 48). †† naye bṛhaspatyuçanoḥ (sic), viii. 37. 20 : compare iv. 58. 6.