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All Mukta weapons are Astras, while all Amukta ones are called sastras. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text by Kisari Mohan Ganguli Scanned at sacred-texts.com, January, 2004. Proofed by John Bruno Hare.
These five also, are variously given. The latter half of this Sloka is variously read. A Mukta weapon is one that is hurled from the hand, as a discus. An Amukta is not hurled from the hand, as a sword. A Muktamukta is one that is sometimes hurled and sometimes not, as a mace. A Yantramukta is one shot from a machine, as an arrow or a ball.
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