Horses and elephants
animal · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
elephants · horses
spoken of as
1 expressionElephants and horses“war-mounts”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
He was accomplished in the mounting and training of elephants and horses;
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
War animals whose training is listed among Rāma's accomplishments.
He was accomplished in the mounting and training of elephants and horses;
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Animals used for riding and cited as an analogy for practice-based skill.
In a like manner riders of horses and elephants train these animals without knowing the science of training animals, but from practice only.
In the forenoon, men, having dressed themselves should go to gardens on horseback, accompanied by public women and followed by servants.