Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis)
by S. Anusha | 2016 | 34,012 words
This page relates 鈥楧rughana (Hatchet)鈥� of the study on the Nitiprakasika by Vaisampayana which deals primarily with with Dhanurveda, i.e., the science of war, weapons and military strategies of ancient Indian society. It further contains details on Niti-shastra, i.e., the science of politics and state administration but most verses of the Nitiprakashika deal with the classification and description of different varieties of weapons, based on the four groups of Mukta, Amukta, Muktamukta and Mantramukta.
Drughana (Hatchet)
[Full title: War weapons > 艢腻蝉迟谤补蝉 > Mukt膩yudhas > Drughana (Hatchet)]
This weapon is made of iron (腻测补蝉腻峁単补). It has four unique movements (IV. 37):
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(1) 鲍苍苍腻尘补苍补鈥搑补颈蝉颈苍驳
(2) 笔谤补辫腻迟补鈥揻别濒濒颈苍驳
(3) 厂辫丑辞峁璦苍补鈥揵reaking asunder
(4) 顿腻谤补峁嘺鈥搒辫濒颈迟迟颈苍驳
罢补迟迟惫补惫颈惫峁泃颈 defines it as 濒辞丑补濒补驳耻岣峚 (iron club) attached with a big head鈥�
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Also it explains 蝉辫丑辞峁璦苍补 one of the movements as `breaking asunder鈥� (惫颈诲补濒补办补谤补峁嘺).