[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.s3.45 # War in Ancient India c6.s3.45 War in Ancient India c6.s3.45 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.45) The Śataghni,⁸⁹ literally means that which had the power of killing a hundred at a time. It looked like a Gadā and is said to be four cubits in length. It had a strong handle, and also possessed a number of iron spikes in it. It is generally identified with the modern cannon and hence was a projectile weapon of war. Mallinātha quotes from Keśava in his commentary on the word occurring in the verse 95 of Chapter 12 of the Raghuvamśa: - [Previous: c6.s3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.44) - [Next: c6.s3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.46) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3) ## Cites (3) - [Raghuvaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.rama.raghuvamsa-works.raghuvamsa.12.95) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya.5.48) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.45) · Pramāṇa