Author(s)
Peter D.
First published
16 August 2019
Last updated
16 August 2019
Language: Sinhala
Source: Literature
Description
Vari sārkawa is a term given by Deraniyagala for the quillons guard on a Sinhalese kasthāné.
In most cases, the two lowest terminate in makara heads, while the one opposite of the knuckle guard terminates in the shape of the head of a mythical bird, the sérapéṅdiya. This quillon is also called the sérapéṅdiya mūna, literally: "sérapéṅdiya head".
The typical complex quillons on a fine Sinhalese kasthāné.
Other parts
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# English 1. Pommel |
Sinhala gediya |
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2. Hilt | mitta |
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"Lion faced hilt" | simha mūnu mitta |
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3. Knuckle guard | ath väsma / ath häde |
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4. Quillons | vari sārkawa / sérapéṅdiya mūna |
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5. Side-plates | alluva |
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6. Blade | kadu patha / isa |
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7. Grooves | peeli |
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8. Edge | agissa |
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9. Point | thuda |
References
1. P. E. P. Deraniyagala; Sinhala Weapons and Armor. The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume XXXV, No. 95, part III. 7th December 1942. Pages 112-113.
