[INDOLOGY] stone traps

[Madhav Deshpande]

There are descriptions from medieval Maratha warfare against the enemy
sieges of forts. They would make stacks of stones in such a way that with
one push the stones would roll down on the soldiers climbing the hill or
walls.

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM Rolf Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear listmembers,
> stone traps for the hunting of wild animals are mentioned in a Jātaka
> (pāsāṇa-yantāni sajjenti). Also in a Sinhalese manuscript (12th
> century?) I came across the description of a trap by which animals are
> killed after "stones set in motion" (gal-peraḷā < parivartana).
>
> I cannot imagine how this happens. The stones are hanging somewhere and
> fall down on the animals?
>
> Anyone of you can enlighten me?
>
> Thank you
> Heiner
>
> --
> Dr. Rolf Heinrich Koch
> www.rolfheinrichkoch.wordpress.com
>
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