Tomara (Weapon)
Tomara, “a hand-thrown lance”
Tomara has other meanings too: see all meanings of Tomara.
Grammar: masculine noun.
Meaning: a weapon, a lance.
In the scriptures: in the marks of men, lines in the hand like the cillakōla, the tomara, arrows and the bow show one who conquers his enemy in battle.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 25
In the Brahma Purāṇa. Vyāsa tells the munis how the merciless Yama-kiṅkaras beat the pāpīs on the back, on the road to Yama’s court, with iron clubs, iron rods, śakti, tomara, paṭṭiśa, parigha, bhindipāla, gadā, paraśu, arrows and other weapons. In naraka they take aṅkuśas, mudgaras, staffs, saws, śaktis, tomaras, swords and śūlas to cleanse the pāpa; and those who stole others’ beds, seats and clothes are cut to pieces with śaktis, tomaras and other weapons (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 215).
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 25
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 215