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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.281

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.281

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### [v1.c3.s19.281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.281)

Dhvaja occurs twice in the Rigveda¹ in the sense of ‘banner’ used in battle. It is characteristic of Vedic fighting that in both passages reference is made to arrows being discharged and falling on the banners.

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- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit

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