I wonder if anybody has evidence concerning what exactly a pa.t.ti"sa is in Indian iconography. I have seen two definitions, without any firm support.

1. A spear-like weapon which has sharp edges / a sharp edge, looking like a sword in fact rather than a spear.

2. A double-bladed battle-axe or a halberd (these two not being identical, either).

Please excuse my ignorance if this question has already been dealt with somewhere in detail.

Judit Törzsök