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ON THE WEAPONS USED 



an officer who had 100 small pattis under his command and 

 who must ride on a horse drew only 7 varvas, while a private 

 got 5 suvarnas. 



The following fourteen persons got only each 15 varvas a 

 month : — 1, an elephant driver ; 2, a charioteer ; 3, an ensign- 

 bearer ; 4, a superintendent of wheels ; 5, an officer in 

 command of 300 men of infantry ; 6, a camel-express ; 

 7, a messenger ; 8, the head gate-keeper ; 9, the chief-bard ; 

 10, the chief -singer ; 11, the chief panegyrist ; 12, the head 

 store-keeper; 13, the army paymaster, and 14, the muster 

 master. 9 The Sukranlti contains another scale of salaries. 10 



If this scale of salaries is correct and if the salaries were 

 really paid, one would feel inclined to think, that an 

 extensive gold currency existed in ancient India. 



Armour was worn by the warriors, and even elephants and 

 horses were similarly protected. 



The description of the weapons which follows in this 

 chapter is mainly taken from the Nitiprakasika. 



9 See Nitiprakasika, VTI, 33-42. 



33. Yuvarajaya varvanam pancasahasraki bhrtih 

 sarvasenapranetre ca catussahasraki ca sa. 



34. Bhrtiscatirathe deya varvanam trisahasrakam 

 maharathaya sahasradvayam rajna&himasakam. 



35. Vetanam rathikayatha sahasram gajayodhine 

 dadyat ardharathayatha vetanam satapancakam. 



36. Ekasmai rathikayatha tadrse gajasadine 

 niskanam trisatam dadyat yatastau tatkutumbinau. 



37. Sarvasvadhipati rajfiastrisahasram sa carhati 

 padatadhipatiscapi dvisahasrasya bhajanam. 



38. Padatanam sahasrasya netre pahcasatam smrtam 

 tatha casvasahasrese sahasram vetanam bhavet. 



39. Satapattyadhipe sapta varvanam hayayayine 

 padataye suvarnanam pancakam vetanam bhavet. 



40. Gajayantussarathesca dhvajine cakrapaya ca 

 padatitrisatesaya pathikostracaraya ca. 



41. Varttikadhipatescapi vetrinam pataye tatha 

 stitamagadhavandlnam pataye vlvadhadhipe. 



42. Senaya bhrtidhatre ca bhatanam gananapare 

 masi masi tu varvanam dasapafica ca vetanam. 



10 See Sukranlti, Chapter V, 61. 23-28. 



