Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.s2.31

c13.s2.31

Thus the cause of the defeat of Poros was the unsuitability of the ground for the chariots which, according to Kauṭilya, would work best on the land which is free from mounds and wet lands and which affords space for turning (*Toyāśayāśrayavatī nirutkhātinī kedārahīnā vyāvartanasamartheti rathānāmatiśayaḥ* [X. 4]. The time also was unsuitable, for chariots work best in the dry season (*Varshati maruprāyam*) [IX. 1]. The space and time suitable for chariots are also indicated in the *Mahābhārata* (*apaṅka-garta-rahita rathabhūmiḥ praśasyate*) [*Śānti P.* XXIV].