A mudgar (Sanskrit: मुद्गर, romanized: mudgara) or mudgara[3] is a type of gada (mace) from India, and it is generally considered to be made of wood, but can also be made of iron.[4]
Mathura, 100 BCE
Usage
editThe mudgar appears is ancient Indian sculptures, where it is commonly held by Yaksha deities, known as mudgarpani (mudgarapāṇi; mudgar-holders).[5]
An ancient Jain story named the Antagadadasao tell the story of a man named Ajjunaka who was worshipping the image of the "Yaksa who held a mace", when he was attacked by five bandits, an event which shook his devotion to the Yashka. Afterwards the Yaksa possessed Ajjunaka, giving him the strength to kill the five bandits.[6]
Nowadays, for training purposes when using Indian clubs, one or two wooden gada ("mudgar"), reaching up to 70 kilograms in weight, can be used: they can be swung behind the back in several different ways; this is particularly useful for building grip strength and shoulder endurance.[7][8]
Examples
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![Yaksha holding mudgar and child. Art of Mathura, 100 BCE.[9]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Yaksha_Carrying_Human_Figure_and_Mudgar_-_2nd_Century_BCE_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_6089.JPG/120px-Yaksha_Carrying_Human_Figure_and_Mudgar_-_2nd_Century_BCE_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_6089.JPG)
Yaksha holding mudgar and child. Art of Mathura, 100 BCE.[9]
![Yaksha holding mudgar and child. Art of Mathura, 100 BCE.[9]](/wiki/File:Yaksha_Carrying_Human_Figure_and_Mudgar_-_2nd_Century_BCE_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_6089.JPG)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Dated 100 BCE in Fig.88 in Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007). History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 368, Fig. 88. ISBN 9789004155374.
- ^ Fig. 85 in Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007). History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. Fig.85, p.365. ISBN 9789004155374.
- ^ Books, Kausiki (2021-10-24). Skanda Purana: Brahma Khanda: Dharmottara Khanda: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 169.
- ^ Bulletin of the Victoria Memorial. Trustees of the Victoria Memorial. 1973. p. 49.
- ^ Handa, Devendra; Agrawal, Ashvini (1989). Ratna-chandrikā: Panorama of Oriental Studies : Shri R.C. Agrawala Festschrift. Harman Publishing House. p. 90. ISBN 978-81-85151-29-8.
- ^ Sharma, Ramesh Chandra (1994). The Splendour of Mathurā Art and Museum. D.K. Printworld. p. 76. ISBN 978-81-246-0015-3.
- ^ Kasulis, Thomas P.; Aimes, Roger T.; Dissanayake, Wimal (1993). Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791410806.
- ^ "Mudgar exercise-club". British Museum. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ Dated 100 BCE in Fig. 85 Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007). History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. Fig.85, p.365. ISBN 9789004155374.