A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.32
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.32
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The work consists of about 3,000 verses, arranged in eight chapters (pariccheda), which are concerned with (1) elephants (gaja; 813 verses),¹⁴² (2) chariots (ratha; 14 verses),¹⁴³ (3) horses (aśva; 837 verses),¹⁴⁴ (4) foot-soldiers (patti; 18 verses), (5) archery (dhanurvidyā; 399 verses),¹⁴⁵ (6) political science (nīti; 503 verses), (7) war (yuddha; 196 verses), and (8) playful exercises (krīḍā; 165 verses).