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The Antardhanastra would make things, people, or entire places disappear. This astra was given to Arjuna by Kubera. Prajnastra: This weapon was used to restore a person's senses and thoughts. It was a good counter to the Sammohana Astra. Warriors like Arjuna and Drona used this astra in war. Sailastra: Vayu
Musicians playing the salpinx (trumpet) and the hydraulis (water organ). Terracotta figurine made in Alexandria, 1st century BC Greek warrior blowing a salpinx. A salpinx (/ ˈ s æ l p ɪ ŋ k s /; plural salpinges / s æ l ˈ p ɪ n dʒ iː z /; Greek σάλπιγξ) was a trumpet-like instrument of the ancient Greeks. [1]
The Brahmashirastra (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मशिरास्त्र, romanized: Brahmaśirāstra) or Brahmashira Namaka Astra is the most destructive weapon ...
The Brahmashirā Astra or Brahmashirsha astra (Brahma's 4 head weapon), [3] manifests with four heads of Brahma at the front and is four times stronger than the normal Brahmastra. Arjuna , Drona , Karna , Ashwatthama , and Bhishma were among who possessed this knowledge in Mahabharata . [ 4 ]
Due to the complexity of this process the ASTRA project uses grid computing to model sounds on hundreds of computers throughout Europe simultaneously. [21] [22] The aulos is part of the Lost Sounds Orchestra, alongside other ancient instruments which ASTRA have recreated the sounds of, including the epigonion, the salpinx, the barbiton and the ...
[citation needed] It is published by the Urdu Lughat Board, Karachi. The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, in 1958. [1] [2] [3] Urdu Lughat consists of 22 volumes. In 2019, the ...
Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Different missiles of this family are capable of engaging targets at varying distances of 500 m (0.31 mi) up to 340 km (210 mi). [ 15 ]
ad astra: to the stars: A common name or motto, in whole or part, among many publications ad astra per aspera: to the stars through difficulties: i.e., "a rough road leads to the stars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1. Used as a motto by the State of Kansas and other organisations ad augusta per angusta