Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.s2.3

c13.s2.3

There were also varieties of armour or coat of mail for the whole body such as *loha-jāla* (complete armour and helmet), *loha-jālikā* (armour without helmet), *loha-paṭṭa* (armour without arms), *loha-kavacha* (coat of mail with breast-plate and back cover), *sūtra-kaṅkaṭa* (dress of woven threads), and different armours of skins of rhinoceros, elephant, alligator etc; and shields for various parts of the body such as helmets (*śirastrāṇa*), collars (*kaṇṭhatrāṇa*), arm-guards (*kūrpāsa*), head-covers (*hastikarṇa*), belts (*peṭī*), all manufactured by skilled artisans [II. 18].