जरखायै मुंदांखा वुट्स स्टील, जायहा खोला भारताव मोनसे गोलाव जारिमिन दङ', जाय कृस्ट' जुगनि सिगांनि समनि, बेखौ हाथियार बानायनो थाखायबो बाहायोमोन जानो हागौ।
Particularly the famous Wootz steel, which has a long history in south India dating back to the period before the Christian era, seems also to have been used to produce weapons.