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Strategy, war and weapons in the mahabharata by maj gen (dr.) gd bakshi, sm, vsm, (retd)
1. STRATEGY ,WAR AND
WEAPONS IN THE
MAHABHARATA
By
Maj Gen (Dr.) GD Bakshi, SM,
VSM, (Retd)
2. LEARNING FROM HISTORY
THE MULTI-POLAR CONTEXT
• The period of the warring kingdoms occurred in China
during the Fifth Century BC, when six large kingdoms
constantly struggled for supremacy.
• Most Chinese Military theories on War are traced back to
this period- including Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
• Chinese scholars feel this period of the warring kingdoms
in Chinese History is very deeply analogous to the
present day era of a Multi-polar world order.
• Hence there are valuable lessons to be learnt from the
Chinese period of the warring kingdoms that are very
relevant in the modern context.
• Senior Col Liu Chungzhi of the Strategic Dept of the NDU
states that the “Multi –Polar world order of today is
amazingly similar to the warring states era”.
• In 1996, the General Staff Dept of the PLA published six
volumes of studies of ancient statecraft and war fighting
strategies of that ancient period that contained advice on
how to comprehend the current and future security
environment based on an analysis of the ancient past.
3. MULTI-POLARITY IN INDIAN MILITARY
HISTORY
• There were two major periods of Multi-polarity in Indian
history. The Mahabharata and the period preceding the
Mauryan Empire.
• Most of Indian writings on war/statecraft can be traced to
these periods of multipolarity.
• These resulted in the Mahabharta and the Arthashastra as
the principle texts that recorded the Strategic culture of
their eras.
• in the later Vedic age and before the Mauryan empire
there were 16 major states or Maha Janapadas that were
constantly at war with one another.
• The first period of the warring kingdoms (of Multi-
polarity) in India led to the mighty Armageddon of the
Mahabharata., a destructive and highly debilitating
civilisational conflict.
• The second led to the establishment of the Mauryan
empire that for the first time, transformed India from a
civilisational to a unified political entity and truly
4. THE GEOPLOITICAL CONTEXT OF THE
MAHABHARATA
• Let us focus today on the First Phase of Multi-polarity in
India to derive lessons for the current context. A deeper
analysis indicates a sophistication of strategic thought
that is surprising and has great lessons for the present.
• Ideological context: Before the Mahabharata war, there
was an upsurge of democratic ideas in India with the rise
of the clan republics of the Yadavas in Mathura- led by
Krishna and Balarama.
• Like the French Revolution, this upsurge of democratic
ideas greatly perturbed the monarchies in India.
• All the monarchies combined to form a Confederacy of
kings led by Jarasandh to destroy the emerging Yadava
Republic in Mathura.
• Like Mao-ze-dong, Krishna broke from tradition by
engaging in a massive strategic retreat from Mathura to
Gujrat- to escape the incessant attacks of the monarchial
powers.
• Once in Gujarata, he was not sidelined from the Indian
geostrategic scenario. It is said he deliberately
engineered a major war between the monarchial states by
5. STRATEGIC THOUGHT: MAHABHARATA TO
KAUTILYA
• As a grand strategy- Krishna’s design of engineering a
major clash between the monarchial powers (on the
principle of succession) was a masterpiece of strategic
thinking.
• It is only matched by the British Success during the
Second World War in inducing Nazi Germany and Soviet
Union to clash and destroy one another. This
Armageddon however- also drained the British Empire( A
result rather similar to the Mahabharata narrative).
• India splintered thereafter into a number of feuding states
and clan republics that were constantly at war with one
another.
• The Greek invasion of Alexander in the Third Century BC
was met with disarray on the Indian side. This threat of
the Greek Non-self helped to crystallize the Indian sense
of Self.
• Kautilya forced Alexander to abort his invasion by a
spectacular Psychological/ Information operation that
exploited the terrific impact of the war elephants on the
Greek Psyche.
7. RMA BASED ANALYSIS OF INDIAN MILITARY
HISTORY (EARLY VEDIC AGE)
• Armies of the early Vedic age had two basic arms -
Infantry and Chariots. The nascent RMA of war chariots
enabled chariot mounted archers to arrive fresh in the
battle field
• Chariots could carry large quantities of armaments (spears,
arrows, javelins)
• Chariots gave limited protection to combatants
• Mounted platform for fighting/command & control
• Solid wheels, later spoked wheels
• The mass x velocity approach – an attrition oriented
paradigm. Tribal basis of military organisation (Kula, Vis,
Jana)
• Battles of the early Vedic age
• Sieges of a 100 fort-cities. Destruction of 90 forts of Dasyu
ruler Shambara by King Divodasa. Indra called Purandara –
destroyer of forts
• Battles with the Dasas, Panis and other local tribes
• Dasarajan. War of 10 kings won by king Sudasa on the banks
of the Ravi river (1900 BC)
• Down River Naval expeditions? Ships with a hundred oars?
• Sea borne trade /commerce. Pirate attacks
8. THE LATER VEDIC PERIOD : THE EVOLUTION OF
THE FOUR ARMED MILITARY ORGANISATION OF
MAHABHARATA
• The 16 Mahajanapadas. 16 large states/kingdoms emerged in
the Indo Gangetic Plains (Gandhara, Kamboja, Assaka, Vatsa,
Avanti, Shursena, Chedi, Malla, Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Vrijji,
Kashi, Koshala, Maghada and Anga )
• Analogues to the Period of the Warring Kingdoms in China
(450 – 300 BC). Six states of Chi, Chu, Chin, Wei, Han and
Chao engaged in incessant warfare. Sun Tzu and number of
military theorists emerged in this period and the Art of war
was formalized in China
• Chaturanga Bala. Organizational RMA of four limbed armies
crystallised by the Mahabartan period in India (1400 BC – 900
BC?) along with attrition theories of war
Chariots War Elephants Horse Cavalry Infantry
(Ratha) (Gaja) (Paditi)
(Ashwa)
10. MAHABHARATAN PARADIGM
• Vyuhas Formations and battle drills to
coordinate action of the four variable speed
maneuver masses on a given battle field.
(Evolved from the game of Chausar or
Indian Chess)” Kill drills or combined arms
battle drills
• Attrition Oriented Approach. Force on force
engagements to wear the opponent down by
sheer attrition. Enemy expected to be met in
a designated battle plain where Vyuha drills
could be applied for systematic slaughter
• Chivalry. No fighting by night, no attacks on
fleeing soldiers etc. Gladiatorial contests –
Chariots fought Chariots