History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c53.s3.5

v3.c53.s3.5

²⁶⁸⁷ It appears that the man was not actually killed, but was let off. He was to be a vaiśya or kṣatriya (Kāt. XVI. 1. 17). According to Baud. X. 9 the heads of a vaiśya and of a horse killed in battle are taken 'संग्रामे हतयोरश्वस्य च वैश्यस्य च शिरसी। दीक्ष्यन्त ऋषभं पचन्ते । वृष्णिं च बस्तं चाहरन्ति। एतत्सर्पशिरः ।'. Vide Kāt. XVI. 1.32 also.