Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis)
by S. Anusha | 2016 | 34,012 words
This page relates ‘Bhusundi (Octogon headed club)’ of the study on the Nitiprakasika by Vaisampayana which deals primarily with with Dhanurveda, i.e., the science of war, weapons and military strategies of ancient Indian society. It further contains details on Niti-shastra, i.e., the science of politics and state administration but most verses of the Nitiprakashika deal with the classification and description of different varieties of weapons, based on the four groups of Mukta, Amukta, Muktamukta and Mantramukta.
Bhusuṇḍī (Octogon headed club)
[Full title: War weapons > Śāstras > Muktāyudhas > Bhusuṇḍī (Octogon headed club)]
A sort of a club with good handle, it has two associated movements (IV. 52):
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(a) Yāpana–jerked throw
(b) Ghūrṇana–whirling
Tattvavivṛti explains yāpana as preraṇa (throwing forward) and ghūrṇana as mūrchājanakatva, making the enemy faint when he is attacked by it.