[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.s3.39 # War in Ancient India c6.s3.39 War in Ancient India c6.s3.39 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.39) The \*Mauṣṭika\*⁸⁶ or fist-sword, may be a sharp knife perhaps used in boxing encounters. It had a strong handle and was capable of making all sorts of movements. It had a sharp end in the shape of a navel and was radiant as the moon. - [Previous: c6.s3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.38) - [Next: c6.s3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.40) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya.5.40) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.39) · Pramāṇa