"Anticipating war the hero should train himself to master archery, swordsmanship, cavalry and also fight on elephants and chariots, to emerge victorious when the battle breaks out . . . If the warrior’s training is incomplete and inadequate, he would not be able to face the fierce enemy, but if it (the observance of the vows) is perfect and complete, he would successfully quell the enemy and emerge victorious . . . One who panics on the battlefield is bound to face defeat and humiliation."
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Aayatavarma from Epigraphica Carnatica, cited in S. Settar, Inviting Death, Historical Experiments on Sepulchral Hill, Revised Edition, Primus Books, Delhi, 2016, p. 76 and S. Settar, Pursuing Death, Philosophy and Practice of Voluntary Termination of Life, Revised Edition, Primus Books, Delhi, 2017, pp. 148-49. quoted in Arun Shourie, Preparing: For Death. Penguin Random House India Private Limited, 2020. ISBN 935305978X, ISBN 9789353059781
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