[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952) › c2.53 # Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.53 Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.53 - **Language:** English ### [c2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.53) \*Saṅghāṭī\* means "tied together". It was made of wood and used to set fire to enemy fortifications. It is called an \*Agni-yantra\*. - [Previous: c2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.52) - [Next: c2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.54) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.53) · Pramāṇa