Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.s2.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.s2.1
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c8.s2.1
The art of warfare together with its various tactics, stratagems and practices, was well known in those days. The *Uttarādhyayana cūrṇi* mentions vehicles, chariots, horses, elephants, foot-soldiers, shields (*āvaraṇa*), weapons, tact (*kusalatta*), diplomacy, competency, perseverance, good physique and health as necessary for carrying on a war.⁴⁶ Camps (*khaṇḍhāvāraṇivesa*) were an important conjunct of warfare.⁴⁷