Pre-modern Warfare:India And Elsewhere

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Thanks again Sri.

Perhaps this translation for Kantaka might be more accurate? Though I have no idea how it strings together with Maha & Shila. Maybe Great Stone Annoyance? hehehe. Good name for a catapult if you asked me.

5 (cap) kaNTaka m. thorn, prickle, point, sting, fish-bone; erection of the hair of the body; annoyance, vexation, pain; foe, enemy.

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Sarva (to) bhadra perhaps in this case may be closer to "All Peaceful" or maybe "All Pacified?"

3 (cap) sarva a. whole, entire, all; m. sgl. everyone, pl. all (w. {api} all together); n. sgl. everything. --With a neg. not every, not every one or everything, no, nothing.
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5 (cap) bhadra a. bright, pleasing, good, happy; voc. {bhadra, bhadre}, & {bhadrAs} good sir, good lady, & good people! {bhadra3m} & {bhadra3yA} adv. luckily, fortunately. n. luck, prosperity, good fortune, {bhadraM te} or {vaH} happiness to thee or you (often only explet.).

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Hasti Varaka perhaps means To Deliver Misery?

3 (cap) hastI kR hand over, deliver.*

9 (cap) varAka , f. {I} wretched, miserable.

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Mayayantra = Magic Device. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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talavrinta is a bit more confusing. It refers to a machine that creates thunder storms etc.

Some possibilities.

6 (cap) tala m. n. place on or under (gen. or ---), surface, bottom, plain; often corresp. to a more special word, as {pANitala} palm of the hand, {nabhastala} vault of the sky, often otiose. n. arm-leather (cf. {aGgulitra}).
7 (cap) tAla m. the fan-palm (often mentioned as a banner or a measure of height); clapping of the hands, flapping (esp. of the ears of an elephant); beating time, musical time or measure, dance; E. of €iva, pl. N. of a people. f. {I} a cert. tree, palm-wine, clapping of the hands. n. the nut of the fan-palm.
1 (mwd) vinta m. N. of a partic. divine being Ma1rkP.
1 (mwd) viNT cl. 10. P. %{viNTayati} , `" to kill "' or `" to perish "' Dha1tup. xxxii , 116 (v.l.)

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The rest are catagories of yanthas so they seem quite clear.

Sthira - firm
Cala - moving
Sajiva - alive
Nirjiva - dead
Dhara - gushing/jet??? supporting??? edged???
Dvipa - island??? elephant???
Jvara - fever???
Vyamisra - dark???