[33] Quoted by Wilson, p. 209. It would seem probable, however, that the Vaishyas must themselves have formed the rank and file of the fighting force, at least in the early period.
[34] Manu, i. 90.
[35] Wilson, Indian Caste, p. 193, quoting from Hiranyakeshi Sūtra.
[36] Wilson, p. 260, quoting Mahābhārata, viii. 1367 et seq.
[37] Mahābhārata, xii. 2749 et seq.
[38] List of classes of Indian society given in the Purusha-Medha of the White Yajur-Veda, Wilson, pp. 126–135.
[39] Manu, viii. 113.
[40] Hopkin’s and Burnett’s Code of Manu, x. 64, 65, and footnotes.
[41] Mahābhārata, xiii. 2510 et. seq., quoted by Wilson, p. 272.
[42] Manu, ix. 149, 157.