BY THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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2. The ill (hand-sword) is two cubits long, has no hilt for 

 the protection of the hand, and is black colored. The front 

 part of the blade is curved, and it is five fingers broad. 

 Four movements are peculiar to it. 32 



3. The par am (axe) is a thin stick with a broad mouth. 

 Its face is in front, curved like a half moon, the body is 

 dirty colored, but the face is shining. At the foot end is the 

 handle, and it has a head. Its height is the length of an arm. 

 Its qualities are felling and splitting. 33 



4. The gosirsa (cow-horn spear) is two feet long; it is 

 wooden in the lower parts and iron on the upper part. It 

 has a blade, is of dark metal color, is three-cornered and 

 has a good handle. Its height amounts to 16 thumbs ; it is 

 sharp in front and broad in the middle. Indra presented 

 the gosirsa together with a seal to Manu, and the cow-horn 

 spear and the signet-ring became henceforth the emblems of 

 royalty. The gosirsa is handled with four movements. 34 



5. The asidhenu (stiletto) is one cubit long, has no hand- 

 guard at the handle, is dark colored, has three edges, is two 



3. Kotisuryapratikasam pralayanalasannibham 

 yoj anotsedhadamstrabhirjihvaya catighoraya. 



4. Kalaratrinikasam tat sataparvasamavrtam 

 pancayojanavistaram unnatam dasayojanam. 



5. Apimandalasamvltam paritah tlksnakotimat 

 tatidgauram ca prthuna tsaruna ca virajitam. 



6. Calanam dhunanam caiva chedanam bhedanam tatha 

 valgitani ca catvari sada vajram sritani vai. 



Compare Agnipurana, 151, 16. 

 a 2 Ibidem, II. 19 ; V. 7, 8. 



7. Ill hastadvayotsedha karatrarahitatsaruh 

 syama bhugnagraphalaka pancangulisuvistrta. 



8. Sampatam samudirnam ca nigrabapragrab.au tatha 

 illm etani catvari valgitani sritani vai. 



33 Ibidem, II. 19; V. 9, 10. 



9. Parasussuksmayastissyat visalasyah puromukbah 

 ardhacandragre kotistu malinangasspburanmukhah. 



10. Tsarupadassasikharo bahumatronnatakrtih 

 patanam chedanam ceti gunau parasum asritau. 



Compare Agnipurana, 151, 13. 



34 Ibidem, II. 19 ; V. 11-14. 



1 1 . Goslrsam gosirah prakhyam prasaritapadadvayam 

 adhastat daruyantradyam urdhvajahphalakancitam. 



