The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.628

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∗ In iii. 171. 3, cliffs are ground up into stone-powder, açmacūrṇāni; the devils fling fire, rock, wind, and themselves into the bargain, as weapons. So, vii. 121. 45, of mountaineers. No agnicūrṇa, gun-powder, is mentioned, only açmacūrṇa in açmayuddha. The açaṇi is the wheel-moved thunderbolt, at the command of a pious knight, but remaining a divine weapon, as above, and in iii. 42. 5.