Topic Research: weapons
Nice Macguffin you got there. It'd be shame if someone produced unlicensed replicas of it, eh?
Today I'm going to be brainstorming some ideas about weapons in indian epics. Astras are basically supernatural weapons. They have incredibly strong powers and some of them I think need consent from the Gods themselves to be used. Sword of like Excalibur.
Astras https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_(weapon)
Of all the weapons I read about, the two that are the most interesting were the Teen Baan and the Brahmashirsha Astra, which is featured in the Mabharata.
Of all the weapons I read about, the two that are the most interesting were the Teen Baan and the Brahmashirsha Astra, which is featured in the Mabharata.
Lord Shiva [12] gave Barbarika three infallible arrows (Teen Baan). A single arrow was enough to destroy all opponents in any war, and it would then return to Barbarika's quiver. The first arrow is used to mark all the things that Barbarika wants to destroy. On releasing the third arrow, it would destroy all the things that are marked and will then return to Barbarika's quiver. If Barbarika uses the second arrow, then the second arrow will mark all the things that Barbarika wants to save. On using the third arrow, it will destroy all the things that are not marked. In other words, with one arrow Barbarika can fix all his targets and with the other he can destroy them. Barbarika came to be known by the appellation Teen Baandhaari, the "Bearer of Three Arrows". Barbarikawas the son of Ghatotkacha, and the grandson of Bhima (second of the Pandava brothers) and Hidimbi.
I like the Teen Baan because it's a weapon with rules and conditions. It's very modern and seems like a very cool weapon for an assassin or something.
Next is the weapon of Brahma himself, the Brahmashirsha Astra. The Brahmashirsha Astra is capable of killing devas, and has the ability to destroy the earth itself. I think this weapons could be easily written about because of its awesome power. Whoever wields the weapon would become unstoppable, driving the main plot where the protagonist must prevent the bad guy from ever getting his hands on it.
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I like the Teen Baan because it's a weapon with rules and conditions. It's very modern and seems like a very cool weapon for an assassin or something.
Next is the weapon of Brahma himself, the Brahmashirsha Astra. The Brahmashirsha Astra is capable of killing devas, and has the ability to destroy the earth itself. I think this weapons could be easily written about because of its awesome power. Whoever wields the weapon would become unstoppable, driving the main plot where the protagonist must prevent the bad guy from ever getting his hands on it.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmashirsha_astra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trishula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudarshana_Chakra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gada_(mace)
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