Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.t4.3
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.t4.3
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c8.t4.3
The foot-soldiers carried various weapons noticeable among them being swords, javelins, spears and bows.⁴¹ They were clad in mail-coats in order to protect themselves from the attacks of the sharp arrows and other missiles (*sannaddhabaddhavammīyakavaya*).⁴²