BY THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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an elephant one of 100 horses and 1,000 men; ahorse one of 

 1,000 soldiers, and that a foot soldier had ten followers. 4 



According to the first mentioned scale the dilferent corps 

 would have the following strength :-— 



Army Corps, 



Chariot. 



Elephant. 



Horse. 



Foot. 



Patti 



1 



1 



3 



5 



Senamukha 



3 



3 



9 



15 



Gulma 



9 



9 



27 



45 



Gana 



27 



27 



81 



135 



Vahini 



81 



81 



243 



405 



Prtana 



243 



243 



729 



1,215 



Camti 



729 



729 



2,187 



3,645 



Anikini 



2,187 



2,187 



6,561 



10,935 



Aksauhini 



21.870 



21,870 



65,610 



109,350 



According to the second estimate one chariot alone demands 

 an extraordinary number of supporters. And indeed the 

 Nitiprakasika lays down that the various army corps should 

 have the following constitution 5 :— 



Army Corps. 



Chariot. 



Elephant. 



Horse. 



Foot. 



Patti 



1 



10 



1,000 



100,000 



Senamukha 



3 



30 



3,000 



300,000 



Gulma 



9 



90 



9,000 



900,000 



Gana 



27 



270 



27,000 



2,700,000 



Vahini 



81 



810 



81,000 



8,100,000 



Prtana 



243 



2,430 



243,000 



24,300,000 



Camti 



729 



7,290 



729,000 



72,900,000 



Anikini 



2,187 



21,870 



2,187,000 



218,700,000 



Aksauhini 



21,870 



218,700 



21,870,000 



2,187,000,000 



4 Nitiprakasika vii, 6-8. 



6. Naga dasa rathasyasya satam asvassahanugah 

 sahasram tu narah proktah parivara nrpajnaya. 



7. Ekasyaikasya nagasya satam asvah prayayinah 

 padatayah sahasram tu pratyangesvanuyayinah. 



8. Ekasyaikasya casvasya sahasram tu padatayah 



dasa caitan pattin yunktva kartsnena ganana tviyam . 



5 Nitiprakasika, vii, 9-11, 27-30. 



9. Eko ratho dasa gajah sahasram catra vajinah 

 laksasankhya narah pattavevam agre'pi yojana. 



