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Mighty warriors in Mahabharata and Ramayana who were left handed
Can you give references of mighty warriors in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana who were left handed in using Bow & Arrow, Mace etc weapons in battlefield ?
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Was Vibhishana powerful?
We all know that Vibhishana was a Brahmin-Daitya/Brahmin-Rakshasa and was an ardent follower of Lord Rama. But I think he didn't kill even a single person in the Rama-Ravana war. So, in my view, he ...
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How knowledge of weapons (shastra) शस्त्र got lost?
How did the knowledge of great weapons like Bramhastra got lost in Hinduism tradition? As can be seen in Ramayan and Mahabharat, Gurus used to give knowledge of weapons to their shishya which were ...
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Why don't the Vanaras use weapons?
I want to know why the Vanara never used weapons such as swords, bows, chakras, clubs, etc., since it has always been shown in Valmiki Ramayana that the Vanara as Hanuman and Sugriva used wrestling, ...
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Was there any warrior who never used celestial wepons?
We know that most of the warriors used some kind of celestial weapons i.e. astra/shastra.
Was there any warrior who fought on his own power? I mean the power created by himself and not acquired from ...
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Where did the Brahmastra, which Bhagwan Rama launched to dry up the sea, eventually fall?
At the time when Lord Rama was on his way to Lanka, he asked the sea god (sagara) for help and to make way for his journey , but the sea god didn't offer any help. Then Shree Rama activated brahmastra....
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Why didn't Indrajit use Brahmastra against Rama and Lakshmana in the main war?
Indrajit was capable of using Brahmastra as he did against Lord Hanuman in Ashoka Vana (this incident is narrated in Sundara Kanda)
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Why didn't Indrajit use the Brahmastra against Lord ...
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If Rama used Brahmastra on Ravana, why didn't Ravana turn to ashes?
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Did Lord Rama really use the Brahmastra on Ravana to kill him?
If he did use it, then, Ravana's entire body should have turned to ashes. It would have even created a major natural ...
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Why didn't Ravana use the Chandrahasa sword against Lord Rama?
From http://ramayana.tigercoder.com/07uttara/uttara_016.html:
“After being spoken to in this way by Lord Shiva, Ravana, the lord of Lanka replied: ‘O Lord Shiva, if you are pleased with me, grant ...
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what is the difference between astra & Shastra?
I want to know the difference between astra & Shastra
and What type of astra & Shastra use in Mahabharata & Ramayana ?
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How did Krishna get Vishnu's Sharanga Bow?
As I discuss in this answer, the divine architect Tvashta (AKA Vishwakarma) created two powerful bows, the Pinaka bow for Shiva and the Sharanga bow for Vishnu. Brahma once got Vishnu and Shiva to ...
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Why did Laxman get injured by Indrajit's 'shakti' weapon?
In Ramayana, Indrajit was able to hit Laxman by his special weapon named Shakti. Due to this Laxman went very near to death. Now Lord Hanuman went to Himalaya & brought Sanjivani. This way Laxman ...
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