| Volume - VIII |
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| Culture Course |
WARFARE IN ANCIENT INDIA |
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| OUR land is not
only a nation of saints and philosophers, but also of heroes and warriors. The Vedas and Puranas contain many stories about our fighting ways. Dhanurveda or the science of war was a limb of the Vedas. The Devas and Asuras were always. fighting against each other. Indra, the King of Devas, had a mighty weapon called Vajrayudha or Thunderbolt. The science and art of war was one of the lessons that ancient kings had compulsorily to learn. Those who fought wars belonged to a class called Kshatriyas. Kshatriyas formed an honoured section of our society. They looked upon it as their duty to protect the people against enemies. |
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