Indians which contribute to prevent the occurrence of famine among them ; for whereas among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the soil, and thus to reduce it to an uncultivated waste, among the Indians, on the contrary, by whom... Ancient India, 2000 B. C.-800 A. D. - Pāgina 114per Romesh Chunder Dutt - 1893 - 196 pāginesVisualitzaciķ completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Megasthenes, John Watson McCrindle - 1877 - 246 pāgines
...Indians which contribute to prevent the occurrence of famine among them ; for whereas among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger, for the combatants... | |
| Megasthenes - 1877 - 246 pāgines
...Indians which contribute to prevent the occurrence of famine among them ; for whereas among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging iu their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger, for the combatants... | |
| Romesh Chunder Dutt - 1889 - 368 pāgines
...Megasthenes too vouches for the humane laws of war among Hindus. " For whereas among other nations it is usual in the. contests of war to ravage the...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger ; for the combatants... | |
| Romesh Chunder Dutt - 1900 - 356 pāgines
...Indians which contribute to prevent the occurrence of famine among them ; for whereas among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger, for the combatants... | |
| Prithwis Chandra Ray - 1901 - 126 pāgines
...a general scarcity in the supply of nourishing food."* He further points out : "Among the Indians, by whom husbandmen are regarded as a class that is...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger, for the combatants... | |
| Ramananda Chatterjee - 1921 - 858 pāgines
...Chandragupta's times this high code of chivalry was maintained, eg Megasthenes: "Whereas among other nations it is usual in the contests of war to ravage the soil and thus reduce it to an uncultivated waste, among the Indians, on Hie contrary, by whom husbandmen are regarded... | |
| Pramathanath Banerjea - 1916 - 336 pāgines
...territory.2 To this fact Megasthenes bears eloquent testimony. Says he : " Whereas among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the soil, and then to reduce it to an uncultivated waste, among the Indians, on the contrary, by whom husbandmen... | |
| University of Calcutta. Dept. of Letters - 1920 - 438 pāgines
...Megasthenes : " Whereas among other nations, it is usual iu contests of war, to ravage the soil, and then to reduce it to an uncultivated waste, among the Indians on the other hand by whom husbandmen are regarded as a class that M sabred and inviolable, the tillers of... | |
| University of Calcutta. Dept. of Letters - 1920 - 436 pāgines
...Megasthenes : " Whereas among other nations, it is usual in contests of war, to ravasce the soil, and then to reduce it to an uncultivated waste, among the Indians on the other hand by whom husbandmen are regarded as a class that is sacred and inviolable, the tillers of... | |
| Haridas Thakordas Muzumdar - 1923 - 224 pāgines
...observations on the humaneness of war times are very illuminating. "For, whereas, among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war, to ravage the...sacred and inviolable, the tillers of the soil, even when battle is raging in the neighborhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger. * * * Besides, they... | |
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