Epic / Puranic traditions
Agneyastraआग्नेयास्त्र
Invoked divine weapon
A fire-associated invoked weapon in the epic weapon traditions.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Agneyastra.
A fire-associated invoked weapon in the epic weapon traditions.
Astras
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High; distinguish individual epic accounts.
- Astra class
- Invoked celestial weapon
- Associated deity
- Agni
- Origin & transmission
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Known wielders
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Invocation & withdrawal
- Epic accounts describe instruction, invocation and withdrawal. This entry does not supply a reconstructed mantra.
- Effects & destructive capability
- A fire-associated invoked weapon in the epic weapon traditions.
- Special properties
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Restrictions
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Counters & defenses
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Recorded uses & battles
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Affected characters
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial power tier
- Unassigned — no verified comparative scale
- Editorial rarity
- Archive classification
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Ganguli translation
Complete epic, translated by K. M. Ganguli.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.