War in Ancient India c6.s2.16

c6.s2.16

The Laguḍa was probably a cudgel or heavy staff with metallic feet.⁵⁵ It was two cubits long. It could be used in four different ways. It was sometimes put to the same uses as a Bhindipāla. It was cased in a sheath of leather and held either with both hands or only with the right hand.