Jamdhar katari - a theory

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 10th October 2019, 07:49 PM

Reference;
A. http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio...stan/chilanum/
B. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17459

The webpage at Reference A gives a great summary on this weapon and the people who used it. The web page illustrates the weapon below against a grey background and hilt at the top...as being a single piece molding rather than a pinned blade...

The weapon below with the spear shaped blade is from Reference B. which also gives a fascinating word terminology of its meaning at #18 which I must place here in full by bhushan_lawate . Six Years Ago !

The "Jamdhar" is a loose distortion of "Yamadaushtra" and evolved in the following way:

1. Yama (Lord of death per the Hindus) + Daushtra (tooth in Sanskrit)

which became - Yama + Dadh or "Jamdhad"

which is now "Jamdhar"

It is also used synonymous to Katars in some places in India.

10th October 2019, 07:49 PM	#11
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Reference; A. http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio...stan/chilanum/ B. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17459 The webpage at Reference A gives a great summary on this weapon and the people who used it. The web page illustrates the weapon below against a grey background and hilt at the top...as being a single piece molding rather than a pinned blade... The weapon below with the spear shaped blade is from Reference B. which also gives a fascinating word terminology of its meaning at #18 which I must place here in full by bhushan_lawate . Six Years Ago ! The "Jamdhar" is a loose distortion of "Yamadaushtra" and evolved in the following way: 1. Yama (Lord of death per the Hindus) + Daushtra (tooth in Sanskrit) which became - Yama + Dadh or "Jamdhad" which is now "Jamdhar" It is also used synonymous to Katars in some places in India. Attached Images Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 10th October 2019 at 08:04 PM.