Tag Mahabharata

Details Of Army Strength Mahabharata

Some interesting information on the strength and the calculation of the Armies during the Vedic period is found in the Mahabharata.

There is also the definition of the unit of distance.

The Unit for measuring distance is called 'Yojana'

One Yojana is equal to Eight Miles.

Army strength is calculated on the base Unit of Akshouhini.

One Akshouhini consists of ,

One Chariot,

One Elephant,

Three Cavalry

and Five soldiers constitute One Pathi.

Three Pathis make one 'Sena Mukha'

Three Senamukha is 'Kulma'

Three Kulma make One 'Gana.

Three gans is One 'Vahini'

Since When Were Brahmins Barred From Drinking

Contrary to popular conception Brahmins did not Drink, it is a fact that Brahmins , Sages, Rishis and Munis drank liquor.

Soma plant.
Indian troops deployed in the drastic terrains of the cold desert in Leh may look forward to get a new item in their menu, as the defense researchers find that Soma (Rumex patientia), a common plant found in high altitudes, can be used as a vegetable. According to researchers at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a division of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO), Soma is fit to be used as a vegetable in cold desert areas where cultivation of common vegetables are not supported.
Even Lord Ram and Krishna drank

I have posted articles on this with references.