Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

Jens Nordlunde · 28th November 2015, 09:39 PM

There are likely many names/things which are known, but which are rather diffuce to collectors.
Take kundan, many know what kundan is, but it seems as if few knows how it was made - as there are several theories.
The same goes for Phul-katara, many seem to have an idea of what it could be, but very few know what it is - when I say very few - I do mean very few - if any at all
Could be that when old Sanskrit manuscripts are translated, it will bring us closer to what it meant at the time.
Few collectors take an interest in the manuscripts translated, but there are 'tons' of them, not translated and there are 'tons' of them translated, but not yet known.
This is a lifetime study - and you will never finish.

28th November 2015, 09:39 PM	#102
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	There are likely many names/things which are known, but which are rather diffuce to collectors. Take kundan, many know what kundan is, but it seems as if few knows how it was made - as there are several theories. The same goes for Phul-katara, many seem to have an idea of what it could be, but very few know what it is - when I say very few - I do mean very few - if any at all Could be that when old Sanskrit manuscripts are translated, it will bring us closer to what it meant at the time. Few collectors take an interest in the manuscripts translated, but there are 'tons' of them, not translated and there are 'tons' of them translated, but not yet known. This is a lifetime study - and you will never finish.