04-04-2006, 03:34 PM
These are probably non-catapults
- SukarikÄ: According to KauÅ£ilya, SukarikÄ was a huge machine shaped like a pig or bellows. It was made of bamboo rope and hide with cotton inside. It served as a buffer to stop the rolling stones. Often, it was placed on the rampart wall to prevent the enemyâs penetration inside. At SaÅghala, Alexander had witnessed a similar weapon.
- JÄmadganya: This was a sarayantra which worked from behind the defences. Alexander had deployed battering rams against the army of the people of Massaga.
- Deva-daÅda: It was a cylindrical cannon-like object placed on the ramparts and was also known as pratitaroca.
- SukarikÄ: According to KauÅ£ilya, SukarikÄ was a huge machine shaped like a pig or bellows. It was made of bamboo rope and hide with cotton inside. It served as a buffer to stop the rolling stones. Often, it was placed on the rampart wall to prevent the enemyâs penetration inside. At SaÅghala, Alexander had witnessed a similar weapon.
- JÄmadganya: This was a sarayantra which worked from behind the defences. Alexander had deployed battering rams against the army of the people of Massaga.
- Deva-daÅda: It was a cylindrical cannon-like object placed on the ramparts and was also known as pratitaroca.