War in Ancient India c6.s4.7

c6.s4.7

This is a literal translation of the names which occur in the texts. To the list here given, Vaiśampāyana adds six more weapons which could be used only with the application of mantras—the Viṣṇucakra, the Vajra, (the thunderbolt), the Brahmāstra (attributed to Brahmā), the Kālapaśaka (the noose of Yama), the Nārāyaṇāstra (attributed to Nārāyaṇa), and the Pāśupatāstra (attributed to Śiva).