[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.s3.41 # War in Ancient India c6.s3.41 War in Ancient India c6.s3.41 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.41) The Parigha⁸⁷ was a wooden beam used for locking or shutting a gate, and was a battering ram. According to Vaiśampāyana it was made of wood and circular in shape. It was so heavy that a whole army of soldiers would be required to handle it. - [Previous: c6.s3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.40) - [Next: c6.s3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.42) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3) ## Cites (2) - [Raghuvaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.rama.raghuvamsa-works.raghuvamsa.16.84) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya.5.45) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.41) · Pramāṇa