Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c38.s4.3

v2.c38.s4.3

*Kuliśa* (1.32.5) was the axe, the modern *kulhaḍe* or *kuṭhāra*. *Paraśu*, also a sharpened metallic axe, was an offensive weapon. The cow-plunderers ‘came to the east with big *paraśu*’ to attack the Ṛgvedic people (7.83.1). *Vadhara* and *heti* were also weapons, the details of which are not known.