Questions tagged [war]
Questions related to war (Yuddha).
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Apart from Brahmarishi Vishwamitra any people from Kshatriyas became rishis?
Vishwamitra was originally a rajanya and then achieved enlightenment. I take it that he achieved Brahmin Varna.
Are there any more examples with references?
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Brahmin warriors defending religion eg Somnath
Parasurama was a Brahman and a great warrior. Apart from Brahmavidya, Brahmans also learn shastra of fighting, war and weapons. When Somnath was attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni, Raj Navghans Commander ...
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Is Krishna putting fighting over peacekeeping in BG 2 - 31?
https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/2/verse/31
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि |
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते || 31||
BG 2.31: Besides, considering your duty ...
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What's the correct treatment of widows of slain soldiers and Kings in a battle?
When an ārya defeats his opponent in a battle, what's the correct treatment to be metted out to the women of opponent as per scriptures?
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What are the rules in War(or in peace) about taking male and females as captives/slaves in Hinduism according to scriptures?
Pranam Kindly mention the scriptural sources.
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Are there any examples of monochrome flags in scripture?
Flags in scripture usually feature animals - Garuda for Vishnu, the bull for Siva, and so forth.
Are there any other monochrome flags like the Bhagwa flag mentioned in scripture?
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Is Vishnu (or his Avataras) ever called "Narayana" while actively wielding a weapon and fighting?
A search of battles fought with Kaumodaki doesn't seem to turn up the name
Did Vishnu ever use his mace Kaumodaki?
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Did Krishna undertake the peace mission to Duryodhana only to ensure that a war took place?
If you know Tamil, you can hear noted Srivaishnavite preacher Velukkudi Krishnan say exactly that
4:42 "Krishna went as a messenger only to incite the war".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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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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Why are priests fighting in this temple? [closed]
https://youtu.be/tvKcoiYglDM
Someone forwarded me this video and I can't tell why the brahmin priests are quarrelling with each other, that too in a place of worship.
Anyone knows what led to the ...
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In which war related to Bhuvaneswari or Lalitha, devas did not respond?
I heard the following story related to either Bhuvaneswari devi or Lalitha devi.
In a war between devas and asuras, devas and asuras started fighting
each other. Asuras applied some weapon on the ...
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Why did only 12 people survive the Kurukshetra War?
Only 12 people survived the Kurukshetra War: the five Pandavas, Krishna, Satyaki, Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, Yuyutsu, Vrishaketu, and Kritvarma. How is this possible? In a war of approximately 3.94 ...
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How many Vyuhas were created in Mahabharata?
How many Vyuhas were created in Mahabharata?
Who were the creators of the Vyuhas and who all knew how to destroy those Vyuhas?
I heard that 40 Vyuhas were created in Mahabharata like:
Chakravyuha
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did either side take prisoners of war in the Mahabharata war?
The concept was known at that time:
Then Pandu’s five sons defeated Drupada in battle. Taking
him and his advisers prisoners
What did both sides do with enemy soldiers who surrendered?
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Did Rama and Ravana agree to rules of war, as was done in the Mahabharata?
I think Ravana says Rakshasas don't have dharmic rules of war. Did Ravana's side fight adharmically all the time, or did they show fair play on occasion?
Was destroying Indrajit's Yagna to prevent ...
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Death during war/combat and Moksha
Normally in Ramayana and Bharatha story telling, it is said that death during war is sacred: Veera Maranam.
Question is, is there any scriptural references to say the death in combat is considered ...
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Discrepancy in Tarakamaya War as described in Padma Purana
Tarakamaya war was the 5th of the 12 wars fought between Devas and Asura.
The background was as follow :
Maharishi Atri performed very difficult tapasya. So difficult was the tapasya that Atri’s ...
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Did a solar and lunar eclipse occur during kurukshetra war within a span of 14 days?
Are there any such instances in recent history, can this be used to date back to the times?
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How does a person become a Rathi, Atirathi or Maharathi?
I want to know when and how a person acquires the Maharathi, the Atirathi or any other warrior title. Please provide a scriptural reference to support your answer.
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Was there no role of Parashuram in Mahabharatha war?
Parashuram taught Bhishma, he was also Chiranjeevi and incarnation of Vishnu.
But how did Vishnu take the role of both Parashuram and Krishna in the same period? Where was Parashuram during the time ...
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Does any Purana describe Dasharajna war?
I read about the Dasharajna war in Vedas. But, in Vedas the description of the war is very less. Does any other scripture like Itihasa or purana describes about Dasharajna war?
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Is capturing female slaves allowed?
Manu Smriti verse 7.96 says:
rathāśvaṃ hastinaṃ chatraṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ paśūn striyaḥ |
sarvadravyāṇi kupyaṃ ca yo yaj jayati tasya tat || 96 ||
Chariots and horses, elephants, umbrellas, ...
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How ancient wars was actually fought? [closed]
As we see on TV in serials like Ramayan, whenever a fight takes place, Two warriors would be there in a warzone against each other and they would shoot arrows at each other. The arrows would collide ...
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Was the function of Ghatotkacha only to make Karna waste his Vasavi Shakti?
As far as I recall, he didn't fight during Bhishma's stewardship of the Kaurava army. Arjuna of course was safe as long as Karna stayed out, since Bhishma and Drona would never exert their full ...
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How the war between Lord Shiva & andhaka had taken place?
I know what happened as per puranas , but does Mahabharata also mentions the same or different? How andhaka had taken birth, did he wanted to be husband of goddess parvati? At last how the war ...
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Who supported Kauravas and Pandavas from south India?
Who ruled South India during Mahabharata time?
Please tell me who supported Kauravas and Pandavas from south India?
With reference
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Did Arjuna, Drona, Bhishma and Ashvatthama kill any foot soldiers during the Mahabharata war thereby breaking one of the rules?
In both BR Chopra's and Star Plus' Mahabharat TV shows, before the main Mahabharata war, both sides agree on some rules on how the war should be fought. This answer lists all those rules and I'm ...
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Are there any dedicated Scriptures, that explain these various weapons, vyuhs and war tactics in details?
As I am reading through the Mahabharata (currently on the Drona Parva), I am truly amazed by the amount of details of war that are mentioned.
The types and varieties of weapons are mind-blowing, ...
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The strongest warrior of all time in the time of Mahabharatha [duplicate]
I just watched this video today and got mesmerised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Qw1HAVMtI&t=71s what sadhguru has stated.
A man from south India with just 3 arrows came to fight war, When ...
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Size of the Battlefield of Kurukshetra
Are there any descriptions regarding the size of the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where the War of Mahabharata took place.
This size will be in 3 parts:
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Arrangement of Horses in Arjuna's chariot
Arjuna's chariot had 4 horses, or we can say all the important warriors had chariots with four horses.
I want to know how these four horses were arranged, were they placed parallel to each other or ...
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Who were the sons of Varuna killed by Ravana?
In Yuddha Kanda, Chapter 7, when the ministers are eulogising Ravana about his qualities, they say that the four sons of Varuna were killed (defeated?) by Ravana.
śūrāḥ ca balavantaḥ ca varuṇasya ...
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Were there religious wars in Hinduism itself? As it was the case for Christian between Catholics and Protestants?
An introduction would be better I guess to understand my initiative. I am new here. I am French, and most of the French people do not understand English. So, I want to bring some knowledge to French ...
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Do any scriptures talk about Astradhari Sannyasis?
Sannyasis can be divided into two groups:
• Shastradhari Sannyasis: Ascetics who deal with the study of scriptures.
• Astradhari Sannyasis: Ascetics who deal with warfare.
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Does Lord Indra protect the Aryan, Vedic civilization from attacks by Mleccha armies?
It is said in the Vedas that Lord Indra is the Kshatriya of the Devas. So, he functions like a king and protects Earth and Swarga, and fights offenders.
Does Lord Indra protect the Aryan, Vedic ...
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Why did Drona and Kripa, who were Brahmanas, fight in the Mahabharata war? [duplicate]
Dronacharya and Kripacharya were powerful warriors who fought in the Mahabharata war. However, they were Brahmanas and not Kshatriyas.
Why did they decide to fight?
Apastamba says:
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Do Kshatriyas have to abide by the Dharmic rules of engagement when fighting enemies who do not abide by the same rules of engagement in battle?
Kshatriya dharma has certain rules of engagement in battle.
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Manu 7.90 - While fighting his enemies in battle, he shall hot strike with concealed weapons; nor with arrows that are ...
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Are women considered spoils of war according to Kshatriya Dharma?
Historically, the armies of the Mlecchas, Asuras, and Rakshasas after defeating the army, killing the king, and conquering a city, would kill all the civilian men, rape all the women, make their ...
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Does Kshatriya Dharma allow the sacking and pillaging of a country after it has been conquered, or the slaughter of its citizens during a conquest?
Does Kshatriya Dharma allow the sacking and pillaging of a capital after it has been conquered?
Historically, the armies of the Mlecchas, Asuras, and Rakshasas after defeating the army, killing the ...
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Did Shiva ever give back the power all the other Gods gave him to destroy the Tripuras?
Chapter 34 Karna Parva of Mahabharata contains the legend of destruction of Tripuras. It is said that all Gods gave power to Shiva.
"'"Sthanu said, 'All your foes should be slain. But, I ...
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How exactly did the killing of Abhimanyu violate the agreed-upon rules of war?
Many on one - Abhimanyu was a Maharathi or something - I believe they can be attacked by many at the same time.
He fought till the end and never surrendered.
The Kauravas didn't come looking for him - ...
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What is Jarasandha's military force according to BORI's Harivamsa?
According to this chapter of that version of Harivamsa, the military force of Jarasandha in his attacks on Mathura consisted of the kingdoms of Hastinapura, Videha (capital of Mithila), Bahlika, Chedi,...
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Is there any commentary on the Battle of 10 kings mentioned in the Rig Veda?
Is there any commentary on the Battle of 10 kings mentioned in the Rig Veda Samhita?
Like for example a commentary by Sayanacharya?
Wikipedia says about him:
His commentary on the Rigveda was ...
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Are there details of the fight between Chitrangada and the gandharva with the same name?
I want to know if there are details of the fight between Chitrangada (brother of Bhishma) and the gandharva with the same name.
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What is a ratha, atiratha and maharatha? [duplicate]
I want to know what is the difference between ratha, maharatha and atiratha. I do not mean Maharathi, rathi, atirathi, etc.
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How many akshouhinis were killed by Arjuna?
This is something that confuses me, since according to Duryodhana, Arjuna killed 7 akshouhinis:
Duryodhana said, 'O preceptor! Behold the great destruction of those whose heads have been sprinkled. ...
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Why is the death of Abhimanyu considered unfair?
After reading the death of Abhimanyu by BORI and KMG, I asked myself since then, why is his death considered so unjust?
Was he attacked in a group? Yes, but the attack only broke his bow, his horses, ...
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Vaataakarshanashtra (वाताकर्षणास्त्र - a weapon which removes air or O2 from atmosphere)
Shree Navanathas are described to possess Vaataakarshana Astra (वाताकर्षणास्त्र - a weapon which removes air or O2 from atmosphere) in 'Shree Navanath Kathaasaar'.
But I didn't come across any ...
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Are there any legitimate reasons for initiating war?
Should the king weigh the potential damage done to his own people and kingdom before declaring a war? Should he try and make his best effort to avoid the war?
Are there any circumstances when a war is ...
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What was the purpose of the Kurukshetra war of Mahabharata? [closed]
The Kurushethra war was to bring back Dharma by killing Duryodhana. But what was the need of it?
Duryodhana would have anyways died after few years like any human, right?
Is such a destructive war ...
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