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devices as the noose or the lasso, at times furnished
with contrivances that got entangled in the hair or the
clothes of enemy soldiers, dragging them down from their
mounts. Caught thus in these machines, the helpless
victims could do nothing to disentangle themselves, and
fell an easy prey to the accurate markmanship of a chariot-
riding archer. No wonder then that Yudhisthira collected
some huge yantras in preparation for the war (V.150.81).
However, the use of any kind of mechanical devices in the
Mbh is almost negligible.
Minor Weapons
Besides the regular weapons, there was a whole
assemblage of odd objects that can not be exactly
described as weapons, but were used in warfare. These
include:
1.
Fire-brands
(ulmuka, alata) (III.12.43, 16.5,
264.43, 268.5; IX.43.28. X.7.48);
2. dry wood and grass, to be set on fire, and
thrown at the enemy (III.16.7; VII.24.55);
3. linen-cloth, probably dipped in oil or ghee, and
set aflame (V.152.7);
4. jaggery (V.152.3);
5. honey (V.149.78);
6.
7.
ghee (V.149.78, 152.7);
oil (V.152.3);