A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.29

c5.29

ĀGNEYĀSTRA. ‘The weapon of fire.’ Given by Bharadwāja to Agnivesa, the son of Agni, and by him to Drona. A similar weapon was, according to the Vishnu Purāna, given by the sage Aurva to his pupil King Sagara, and with it “he conquered the tribes of barbarians who had invaded his patrimonial possessions.”