Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c8.s2.9
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c8.s2.9
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c8.s2.9
With regard to the training of elephants in riding, they were first taken through the preliminary processes of discipline, through मारदकर्म,¹ जीवनकर्म or drudge-work, and मारोपकर्म or responsiveness to signs. Then they were trained in the following movements, viz.:—