vaghnakh

Updated: August 19, 2026

The basis of this hero's fame is the fact that he, the son of a poor officer in the service of a Mogul emperor, like another David, slew the Mussulman Goliath, the formidable Afzul Khan. It was not, however, with a sling that he killed him, he used in this combat the formidable Mahratti weapon, vaghnakh, consisting of five long steel nails, as sharp as needles, and very strong.

H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky - From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan