[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.s3.37 # War in Ancient India c6.s3.37 War in Ancient India c6.s3.37 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.37) The \*Paṭṭiśa\*⁸⁵ is a kind of spear with a keen edge made of copper or iron. Dr. Oppert translates it as a battle-axe. This does not seem to be correct, because the same weapon is mentioned in the previous list. There was a hand-guard in the handle. It had two keen blades of iron and measured the height of a man. Mention is also made of it both in the \*Śukranīti\* and the \*Agni Purāṇa\*. Kauṭalya speaks of it as a razor-like weapon. - [Previous: c6.s3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.36) - [Next: c6.s3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.38) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3) ## Cites (2) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.16) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.37) · Pramāṇa