Celestial Weapons Of The Mahabharata War

Abstract

In the Mahabharata War which took place in Dvapara Yuga between two branches of a family- Kauravas and Pandavas. They both belongs to Kuru. It is believed that this war was fought for 18 days and in this war around 1680 million warriors were died. In this epical war, we find the references of different forms of Chakraviyus, various forms of Celestial weapons, which were used by both sides- Kauravas and Pandavas to won this war. Most of the weapons are of divine origins and caused for mass destruction. These weapons were given by the Gods and Semi Gods to some warriors, latterly become Guru’s(teachers) and then they were given these to their students by them. These weapons were invoked by Mantras. Detailed descriptions of these weapons are mentioned in Hindu text- Dhanurveda Samhita.