Patta
| Patta reminds us extreme battle at Gajapurs Ghodkhind. Narvir Bajiprabhu Deshpande killed thousands of enemies in this cleft of hills pured by Baji's blood. There is no comparison for Maratha's Patta. Its shape is similar to sword , but size is bigger than sword.Its blade has sharp brink . Thats why it is called as Dudhari Patta. Its handle is called as Khobala . Khobala covers wrist to half hand. It is assembled in 5 parts. Khobal , chimata, Blade , Handle & chain etc. It's blade is flexible & about 1.5 inches. It never slipped from hand because it is used with help of punch & wrist. It makes feel like having light circle covering a body . Raha , Palti , Kat , Kathani , Mohara , Firvane , Dub , Kat chhat & Dab etc . are some action done while using patta in Dwimukhi , Chaumukhi , Ashtmukhi etc. stances . It is also called as Khadgalat due to its flexible blade. Their were soldiers who fight in battle with Patta in both hands. |
