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Old 7th February 2008, 08:26 PM   #2
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The letters are Sanskrit my friend looked at it and said it translates to hand held weapon or shastra or sastra such as a sword or mace. Astra means weapon but is usually used to refer to missile types such as arrows. There is a reference to weapons of power in the Mahabharata. There could be some religious significance to the inscription but I can't be sure

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