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ON THE WEAPONS T7SED 



The 44 Sopasamhara weapons are the following : — 



1. The dandacakra (discus of punishment). 



2. The dharmacahra (the discus of right). 



3. The hdlacdkra (the discus of Yania). 



4. The aindracakra (the discus of Indra). 



5. The Sidavara (the spear of Siva). 



6. The hrahmaSir&a (the head of Brahma). 



canto 26). The latter edition contains more names than Schlegel's. The 

 enumeration contained in Vaisampayana's Nitiprakasika is independent 

 of that of the Ramayana, and for that very reason it is peculiarly interesting. 

 It is therefore here given in the original ; Nitiprakasika, II. 22-37. 



22. Dandacakram dharmacakram kalacakram tathaiva ca 

 aindracakram sulavaram brahmasirsam ca modakl. 



23. Sikharl dharmapasam ca tatha varunapasakam 

 painakastram ca vayavyam suskardre, sikharastratam. 



24. Krauncastram hayaslrsamca divyadivye'strasanjfiike 

 gandharvastram nandanastram vareanam sosanam tatha. 



25. Prasvapanaprasamane santapanavilapane 

 mathanam manavastram ca samanam tamasam tatha. 



26. Samvai'tam mausalam satyam sauram mayastram eva ca 

 tvastram astram ca somastram samharam manasam tatha. 



27. Nagastram garudastram ca saileslkestrasaiijnike 

 catuscatvari caitani sopasamharakani vai. 



28. Yaksyami copasamharan krainapraptan nibodhame 

 yan jfiatva vairimuktani castrani samayisyasi {Prthu), 



29. Satyavan satyaklrtisca rabhaso dhrsta eva ca 

 pratiharatarascaivapyavanmukhaparanmukhau. 



30. Drdhanabho' laksyalaksyavavilasca sunabhakah 

 dasaksassatavaktrasca dasaslreasatodarau. 



31. Dharmanabho mahanabho dundunabhastu nabhakah 

 jyotisavimalau caiva nairasyakarsanavubhau. 



32. Yogandharah sanidrasca daityah pramathanastatha 

 sarcirmall dhrtirmall vrttiman rucirastatha. 



33. Pitryassaumanasascaiva vidhutamakarau tatha 

 karaviro dhanarati dhanyam vai kamarupakah. 



34. Jrmbakavaranam caiva mohah kamarucistatha. 

 varunah sarvadamanah sandhanah sarpanathakah. 



35. Kankalastram mausalastram kapalastram ca kankanam 

 paisacastram ceti paucapyasurastrani bhupate. 



36. Satyavan sarvadamanah kamarupastathaiva ca 

 yogandharopyalaksyascapyasurastravighatakah. 



37. Catuscatvarimsat ete paucanyonyavimardanah 

 melayitva ca pailcasat ekonahyastrasamakah. 



38. Sarvamocananama tu suprabhatanayo mahan 

 muktamuktakhilasamo madvarat prathitah parah. 



