दाशार्णाश्चापरान्ताश्च द्विपानां मध्यमा मताः ॥ कZ_०२.२.१५च्द् ॥
dāśārṇāścāparāntāś ca dvipānāṃ madhyamā matāḥ
Elephants from Daśārṇa and from Aparānta are regarded as of middling grade among war-elephants.
It creates procurement and deployment standards: the state can price, assign duties, and plan campaigns based on expected performance by source-region.