Nandaka
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thumb|Sculpture of Vishnu wielding the Nandaka
Nandaka () or Nandaki is the sword of the Hindu god Vishnu. Nandaka is generally depicted in images where Vishnu is represented with more than his usual four arms. The sword is compared to knowledge in Hindu scriptures.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nandaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.