Gada (mace)
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Gada (mace) is a traditional South Asian war club and divine weapon, prominently associated with Hindu deities like Vishnu and his avatars as a symbol of strength and authority.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu ritual object
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blunt weapon ⓘ symbolic object in Hinduism ⓘ war club ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| appearsInArt |
Hindu icon painting
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Hindu temple sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Balarama
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Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanuman NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu religious symbols
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Indian melee weapons ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
attribute of guardian deities
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emblem of wrestlers in India ⓘ |
| depictedWith | Vishnu’s iconography ⓘ |
| featuredInText |
Mahabharata
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
heavy head
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long handle ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | Vishnu in one of his four hands ⓘ |
| influenced | modern mace-type exercise equipment ⓘ |
| KaumodakiOf | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Kaumodaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeOf |
metal
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| martialArt | Gada-yuddha ⓘ |
| practicedIn | traditional Indian akharas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority
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divine power ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ strength ⓘ valor ⓘ |
| trainingVariant | mudgar (exercise mace) ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal insignia in some Indian kingdoms ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Bhima in the Mahabharata
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Duryodhana in the Mahabharata ⓘ Hanuman in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| usedFor |
close combat
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crushing armor ⓘ striking ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ancient Indian warfare
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medieval Indian warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.