[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.s2.26 # War in Ancient India c6.s2.26 War in Ancient India c6.s2.26 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2.26) The Musuṇḍi⁶¹ is the last weapon in this category and was probably an eight-sided cudgel. It was furnished with a broad and strong handle. Its peculiar movements were whirling and jerking. It apparently comes from the root-meaning to cleave or break into pieces, and is perhaps akin to the Musala. - [Previous: c6.s2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2.25) - [Next: c6.s2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2.27) - [Up: c6.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s2.26) · Pramāṇa