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'''Indrastra''' was the mythical weapon of Indian deity [[Indra]] which was invoked by the main character [[Arjuna]] many times in the [[Mahabharata]] war. When the divine weapon was shot it transformed into many arrows capable of killing many men.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJe9BAAAQBAJ|title=Pure Gems of Ramayanam|last=aravamudan|first=krishnan|date=2014-09-22|publisher=PartridgeIndia|isbn=9781482837209|location=|pages=569|language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2022}}<br />
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== Use in Mahabharata war== <br />
On the fourteenth day of the war, when [[Arjuna]] wanted to kill King [[Jayadratha]], [[Drona]] and [[Duryodhana]] sent their men to stop [[Arjuna]]. One of these was King [[Sudakshina]], who threw his spear at [[Arjuna]], striking him and causing blood to flow. [[Kaurava]]'s army thought that [[Arjuna]] had died but he got up and shot Indrastra, killing King [[Sudakshina]] and a large part of his army.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}<br />
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On the seventeenth day of the war [[Arjuna]] shot his Indrastra on the Samsaptakas killing many of them.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Astra (weapon)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Weapons in Hindu mythology]]</div>Bot