Epic / Puranic traditions
Aindrastraऐन्द्रास्त्र
Invoked divine weapon
An invoked weapon associated with Indra; individual uses must be read in their epic setting.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Aindrastra.
An invoked weapon associated with Indra; individual uses must be read in their epic setting.
Astras
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High; distinguish individual epic accounts.
- Astra class
- Invoked celestial weapon
- Associated deity
- Indra
- Origin & transmission
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Known wielders
- Arjuna; Ashwatthama in the Karna Parva encounter.
- Invocation & withdrawal
- Epic accounts describe instruction, invocation and withdrawal. This entry does not supply a reconstructed mantra.
- Effects & destructive capability
- An invoked weapon associated with Indra; individual uses must be read in their epic setting.
- 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
- The cited encounter describes Arjuna countering the arrow shower with an Indra-created weapon.
- Recorded uses & battles
- Karna Parva, section 64.
- 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.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Wielded byArjunaThe bearer of Gandiva
Arjuna counters Ashwatthama’s Aindra arrow shower with an Indra-created weapon.
Mahabharata — Arjuna and the Aindra weaponREAD THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
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Mahabharata — Arjuna and the Aindra weapon
Karna Parva, section 64; the encounter with Ashwatthama.
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.