Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis)
by S. Anusha | 2016 | 34,012 words
This page relates ‘Parigha (Battering Ram)’ 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.
Parigha (Battering Ram)
[Full title: War weapons > Śāstras > Amuktāyudhas > Parigha (Battering Ram)]
This is a battering ram, which is heavy enough to be carried by a group of men. It is round in shape, as high as the palmyra tree and made of wood.
Tattvavivṛti explains it as that which is used against heavy doors:
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