यदा गृध्येत्परभूमिं नृशंसो विधिप्रकोपाद्बलमाददानः । ततो राज्ञां भविता युद्धमेतत्तत्र जातं वर्म शस्त्रं धनुश्च । इन्द्रेणेदं दस्युवधाय कर्म उत्पादितं वर्म शस्त्रं धनुश्च॥५-२९-२७॥
When a ruthless ruler covets another’s land and, by disrupting the rightful order, seizes power, then war arises among kings; from that condition emerge armor, weapons, and the bow. This martial apparatus—armor, weapons, and bow—is said to have been instituted by Indra for the suppression of predatory aggressors.
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