Gangadas: What did guru ji teach Today?
Chanakya: Today, Guru ji talked about weapon technology. He quotes Rigveda mantra and started the class. Mantra was:
धन्व॑ना॒ गा धन्व॑ना॒जिं ज॑येम॒ धन्व॑ना ती॒व्राः स॒मदो॑ जयेम । धनु॒: शत्रो॑रपका॒मं कृ॑णोति॒ धन्व॑ना॒ सर्वा॑: प्र॒दिशो॑ जयेम ॥
“With Bow let us win kine, with Bow the battle, with Bow be victors in our hot encounters.
The Bow brings grief and sorrow to the foeman: armed with the Bow may we subdue all regions.”
Gangadas: What is so special about this mantra other than eulogy to weapons?
Chanakya: Most important thought in this mantra is शत्रो॑रपका॒मं. We (Government) must use weapons against enemies. One must not use weapons against own people, relatives and faithful citizens of the land. Second important thing is, as you said, importance of having weapons. Most advance, indigenous weapons. We have a history of not attacking anyone but if someone attacks us, we don’t spare them.
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