[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c6.3 # War in Ancient India c6.3 War in Ancient India c6.3 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.3) Dhanur Veda classifies the weapons of offence and defence into four—the mukta, the amukta, the muktāmukta and the yantramukta. The Nītiprakāśikā, on the other hand, divides them into three broad classes, the mukta (thrown), the amukta (not thrown), and the mantramukta (discharged by mantras).¹ The bows (dhanus) and arrows (iṣu) are the chief weapons of the mukta group. - [Previous: c6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.2) - [Next: c6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.4) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nītiprakāśikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.nitiprakasika) — Vaiśampāyana, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.3) · Pramāṇa