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The horse is known by its speed, the elephant by its pride, a woman by her wit, and a man by his industriousness.
Among horses, flags, children, courtesans, and jesters, excessive adornment is just childish flamboyance—true worth lies in inner quality.
Horses, elephants, chariots, armies, mantras, accomplished sages, and favorable deities—all are resources of kings, from which intelligence arises.
Victory belongs to him who has good horses; the one who controls horses controls the earth, fame, and wealth.
Riding a horse suggests drink, an elephant signifies lovemaking, riding in a palanquin suggests pride, and walking points to one seeking food.
Seeing a sage on horseback, a menstruating woman on a cot, or a widow with unbound hair requires ritual bathing—due to ritual impurity beliefs.
The description gives a massive count of horses in an army—over 4 crore, 11 lakhs, and more—suggesting grandeur and scale.
Infantry figures are enumerated here—70 units, followed by 6 crores and 80 lakhs and 5 more—part of a detailed military structure.
According to wise men, a full army division (Mahākṣauhinī) consists of 62,000 troops and four hundred—completing a classical military formation.
The constellations Ashvini, Maitra, Revati, Mrigashira, Moola, Punarvasu, Pushya, Jyeshtha, and Hasta are considered auspicious for travel.
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