Hastina
The war-tank of ancient bharatavarsha, tamed in deep history by the deva indra. In recent history, elephants were introduced to military contingents by the somavanshi Ayu, who was the first to tame a wild elephant. They are now common to all tribal armies.
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The war-tank of ancient bharatavarsha, tamed in deep history by the deva indra. In recent history, elephants were introduced to military contingents by the somavanshi Ayu, who was the first to tame a wild elephant. They are now common to all tribal armies.