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	{{more citations needed\|date=March ~~2014~~}}		{{more citations needed\|date=March 2022}}
	{{Infobox weapon		{{Infobox weapon
	\| name = Trishula		\| name = Trishula
	\| image = Statue of lord shiva.jpg		\| image = [[File:Statue of lord shiva.jpg\|190px\|]]
	\| image_size = 300		\| image_size = 300
	\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding ~~a trishula~~ in ~~Haridwar~~, ~~India.~~		\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding trishul in sangha, Nepal
	\| type = Trident		\| type = Trident
	<!-- Explosive specifications -->		<!-- Explosive specifications -->\| origin = [[South Asia]]
	\| origin = [[~~India~~]]
	\| is_bladed = Yes		\| is_bladed = Yes
	}}		}}
	'''~~Trishula~~''' ~~([[Sanskrit]]: त्रिशूल, [[IAST]]: triśūla) or~~ '~~''trishul~~''' is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in ~~Sanatana Dharma~~.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-19\|publisher=~~Simon and~~ Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref> In ~~India~~ and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' ~~({{lang-sa\|दण्ड}}, meaning '~~[[~~Quarterstaff~~\|staff]]'). Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.
			The '''''trishula''''' ({{IAST3\|triśūla}}) is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-20 \|publisher=Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref>

			In Nepal and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' "[[quarterstaff\|staff]]". Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident, while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==

	The name "trishula" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word त्रिशूल (triśūla), from त्रि (trí), meaning "three", and शूल (śū́la), meaning "a sharp iron pin or stake", referring in this case to the weapon's three prongs.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Monier–Williams \|first1=M. A. \|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged \|date=1872 \|publisher=MacMillan and Co., Publishers to the University, and W. H. Allen and Co. \|location=London}}</ref>		The name ''trishula'' ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word त्रिशूल (triśūla), from त्रि (trí), meaning "three", and शूल (śū́la), meaning "a sharp iron pin or stake", referring in this case to the weapon's three prongs.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Monier–Williams \|first1=M. A. \|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged \|date=1872 \|publisher=MacMillan and Co., Publishers to the University, and W. H. Allen and Co. \|location=London}}</ref>

	==Symbolism==		==Symbolism==
	<gallery widths="~~200px~~" heights="~~200px~~">		<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
	Trishool A4.svg\|[[Shiva]]'s trishula with [[damaru]]		File:Trishool A4.svg\|[[Shiva]]'s ''trishula'' with [[damaru]]
	Trishula.svg\|Trishula details		File:Trishula.svg\|''Trishula'' details
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	The trishula symbolism is [[wikt:polyvalent\|polyvalent]] and rich.{{Citation needed\|date=June ~~2016~~}} It is wielded by the god [[Shiva]] and is said to have been used to sever the original head of [[Ganesha]]. [[Durga]] also holds a ''trishula'', as one of her many weapons. The three points have various meanings and significance, and, common to ~~the Sanatana Dharma~~, have many stories behind them. They are commonly said to represent various trinities—creation, maintenance, and destruction; past, present, and future; body, mind and atman; dharma or dhamma (law and order), bliss/mutual enjoyment and emanation/created [[Trikaya\|bodies]]; compassion, joy and love; spiritual, psychic and relative; happiness, comfort and boredom; pride, repute and egotism; clarity, knowledge and wisdom; heaven, mind and earth; soul, fire and earth; soul, passion and embodied-soul; logic, passion and faith; prayer, manifestation and sublime; [[Prajna (Hinduism)\|insight]], [[Dhyana in Hinduism (Self-knowledge)\|serenity]] and ~~Bodhisattvahood~~ or ~~Arhatship~~ (anti-conceit); practice, understanding and wisdom; death, ascension and resurrection; creation, order and destruction; the three [[gunas]]: satva, rajas and tamas.{{Citation needed\|date=June ~~2016~~}}
			The ''trishula'' symbolism is [[wikt:polyvalent\|polyvalent]] and rich.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2022}} It is wielded by the god [[Shiva]] and is said to have been used to sever the original head of [[Ganesha]]. [[Durga]] also holds a ''trishula'', as one of her many weapons. The three points have various meanings and significance, and, common to Hinduism, have many stories behind them. They are commonly said to represent various trinities—creation, maintenance, and destruction; past, present, and future; body, mind and atman; dharma or dhamma (law and order), bliss/mutual enjoyment and emanation/created [[Trikaya\|bodies]]; compassion, joy and love; spiritual, psychic and relative; happiness, comfort and boredom; pride, repute and egotism; clarity, knowledge and wisdom; heaven, mind and earth; soul, fire and earth; soul, passion and embodied-soul; logic, passion and faith; prayer, manifestation and sublime; [[Prajna (Hinduism)\|insight]], [[Dhyana in Hinduism (Self-knowledge)\|serenity]] and bodhisattvahood or arhatship (anti-conceit); practice, understanding and wisdom; death, ascension and resurrection; creation, order and destruction; the three ''[[gunas]]'': satva, rajas and tamas.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	# According to ~~'''''~~Shiva ~~Puran'''''~~, Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.		According to the Shiva Purana, Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self-created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has a ''trishula'' from the very beginning. According to the Vishnu Purana, Surya married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishvakarma. However, Sanjana soon became unhappy with her married life, owing to the unbearable heat emanating from Surya. She complained to Vishvakarma, who agreed to solve the problem and came to an arrangement with Surya to reduce his heat. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing 1/8th of his original power. This material was later used by Vishvakarma to create the Trishula for Shiva, Sudarshana Chakra for Vishnu, and the Pushpaka Vimana for Brahma. The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
	# According to ~~'''''~~Vishnu ~~Puran'''''~~, ~~Vishwakarma created the ''trishula'' using the matter from the sun and gave it to Shiva. When Suryadev~~ married Sanjana, the daughter of ~~Vishwakarma~~, ~~his wife~~ soon became unhappy with married life ~~due~~ to the unbearable heat ~~of her husband~~ Surya. She complained to ~~Vishwakarma~~, who agreed to solve the problem~~. Her father~~ came to an arrangement ~~whereby~~ Surya ~~agreed~~ to reduce his heat ~~to accommodate Sanjana~~. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing his ~~heat by {{frac\|1\|8}}~~. ~~That~~ material was ~~then~~ used to ~~make Trishul.~~
	# Trishula ~~can sometimes also designate~~ the ~~Buddhist symbol of the [[triratna]]~~.		A similar word, ''trishel'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'. ''Trisula'' is also the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to crack down on [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] remnants in southern [[Blitar]].
	# The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.
	# A similar word, ''~~Trishel~~'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.
	~~# '~~''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to ~~finish off remnants of the~~ [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Trishool A4.svg\|[[Shiva]]'s trishula with [[damaru]].		File:Trishool A4.svg\|[[Shiva]]'s ''trishula'' with [[damaru]].
	File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].		File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|''Trishula'' brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].
	File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>		File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.]
	File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri ~~Dynasty~~]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.		{{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>
			File:Cham Carved Sandstone Sculpture of Shiva, late 12th Cent. (9733101155).jpg\|Cham carved sandstone sculpture of Shiva carrying a ''trishula'' in [[Southeast Asia]]
			File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri dynasty]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.
	File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.		File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.
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	\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding a trishula ~~at [[Surveshwar Mahadev Statue]]~~ in ~~Sursagar Lake, Vadodara, Gujarat~~, India.		\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding a trishula in Haridwar, India.
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	'''Trishula''' (~~{{lang-sa\|~~triśūla}}) is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in ~~[[Hinduism]]~~.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-19\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref> In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' "[[~~quarterstaff~~\|staff]]". Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident, while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.		'''Trishula''' ([[Sanskrit]]: त्रिशूल, [[IAST]]: triśūla) or '''trishul''' is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Sanatana Dharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-19\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref> In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' ({{lang-sa\|दण्ड}}, meaning '[[Quarterstaff\|staff]]'). Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
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	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	1.According to '''''Shiva Puran''''', Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.		# According to '''''Shiva Puran''''', Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.
			# According to '''''Vishnu Puran''''', Vishwakarma created the ''trishula'' using the matter from the sun and gave it to Shiva. When Suryadev married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishwakarma, his wife soon became unhappy with married life due to the unbearable heat of her husband Surya. She complained to Vishwakarma, who agreed to solve the problem. Her father came to an arrangement whereby Surya agreed to reduce his heat to accommodate Sanjana. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing his heat by {{frac\|1\|8}}. That material was then used to make Trishul.
	2.According to '''''Vishnu Puran''''', ~~Surya~~ married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishwakarma~~. However~~, ~~Sanjana~~ soon became unhappy with ~~her~~ married life, due to the unbearable heat ~~emanating from~~ Surya. She complained to ~~Viswakarma~~, who agreed to solve the problem ~~and~~ came to an arrangement ~~with~~ Surya to reduce his heat. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing 1~~/8th of his original power~~. ~~This~~ material was ~~later~~ used ~~by Viswakarma~~ to ~~create~~ the ~~Trishula for Shiva, Sudarshana Chakra for Vishnu and Pushpaka Vimana for Brahma~~.		# Trishula can sometimes also designate the Buddhist symbol of the [[triratna]].
			# The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.
	3.The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.		# A similar word, ''Trishel'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.
			# '''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to finish off remnants of the [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].
	4.A similar word, ''Trishel'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.

	5.'''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to finish off remnants of the [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].		File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].
	File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>		File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>
	File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri ~~dynasty~~]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.		File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri Dynasty]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.
	File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.		File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.
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	\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding a trishula in ~~Haridwar~~, India.		\| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding a trishula at [[Surveshwar Mahadev Statue]] in Sursagar Lake, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
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	'''Trishula''' (~~[[Sanskrit]]: त्रिशूल, [[IAST]]:~~ triśūla) ~~or '''trishul'''~~ is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in ~~Sanatana Dharma~~.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-19\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref> In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' ~~({{lang-sa\|दण्ड}}, meaning '~~[[~~Quarterstaff~~\|staff]]'). Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.		'''Trishula''' ({{lang-sa\|triśūla}}) is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rysdyk\|first=Evelyn C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84\|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World\|date=2019-02-19\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2\|language=en}}</ref> In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' "[[quarterstaff\|staff]]". Unlike the [[sai (weapon)\|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident, while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
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	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	# According to '''''Shiva Puran''''', Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.		1.According to '''''Shiva Puran''''', Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.
	# According to '''''Vishnu Puran''''', ~~Vishwakarma created the ''trishula'' using the matter from the sun and gave it to Shiva. When Suryadev~~ married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishwakarma, ~~his wife~~ soon became unhappy with married life due to the unbearable heat ~~of her husband~~ Surya. She complained to ~~Vishwakarma~~, who agreed to solve the problem~~. Her father~~ came to an arrangement ~~whereby~~ Surya ~~agreed~~ to reduce his heat ~~to accommodate Sanjana~~. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing his ~~heat by {{frac\|1\|8}}~~. ~~That~~ material was ~~then~~ used to ~~make Trishul~~.
	~~# Trishula can sometimes also designate the Buddhist symbol of the [[triratna]]~~.		2.According to '''''Vishnu Puran''''', Surya married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishwakarma. However, Sanjana soon became unhappy with her married life, due to the unbearable heat emanating from Surya. She complained to Viswakarma, who agreed to solve the problem and came to an arrangement with Surya to reduce his heat. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing 1/8th of his original power. This material was later used by Viswakarma to create the Trishula for Shiva, Sudarshana Chakra for Vishnu and Pushpaka Vimana for Brahma.
	# The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.
	# A similar word, ''Trishel'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.		3.The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.
	# '''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to finish off remnants of the [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].
			4.A similar word, ''Trishel'', is the [[Romani language\|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.

			5.'''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link\|Operation Trishula\|lt=a 1968 operation\|id\|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces\|ABRI]] to finish off remnants of the [[Communist Party of Indonesia\|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].

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	File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].		File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg\|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh\|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].
	File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>		File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg\|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html \|date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>
	File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri ~~Dynasty~~]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.		File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg\|Emblem of the [[Chakri dynasty]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.
	File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.		File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg\|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.
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	*[[Tryzub]]		*[[Tryzub]]
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	==References==		==References==

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do not use Hindu or Hinduism. How can you define a culture or a practive by using a word that the origins of the practice don't understnad? There is no word "hinduism" in sanskrit. There is no word for religion either.

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{{Short description|South Asian weapon}}
{{About|the trident||Trishul (disambiguation){{!}}Trishul}}

{{more citations needed|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Trishula
| image = Statue of lord shiva.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Statue of [[Shiva]] holding a trishula in Haridwar, India.
| type = Trident

| origin = [[India]]
| is_bladed = Yes
}}
'''Trishula''' ([[Sanskrit]]: त्रिशूल, [[IAST]]: triśūla) or '''trishul''' is a [[trident]], a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Sanatana Dharma.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rysdyk|first=Evelyn C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8VWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84|title=The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World|date=2019-02-19|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-62055-795-2|language=en}}</ref> In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a ''daṇḍa'' ({{lang-sa|दण्ड}}, meaning '[[Quarterstaff|staff]]'). Unlike the [[sai (weapon)|Okinawan sai]], the ''trishula'' is often bladed. In Indonesian, ''trisula'' usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident while the diminutive version is more commonly known as a ''cabang'' or ''[[tekpi]]''.

== Etymology ==

The name "trishula" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word त्रिशूल (triśūla), from त्रि (trí), meaning "three", and शूल (śū́la), meaning "a sharp iron pin or stake", referring in this case to the weapon's three prongs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Monier–Williams |first1=M. A. |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged |date=1872 |publisher=MacMillan and Co., Publishers to the University, and W. H. Allen and Co. |location=London}}</ref>

==Symbolism==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
Trishool A4.svg|[[Shiva]]'s trishula with [[damaru]]
Trishula.svg|Trishula details
</gallery>
The trishula symbolism is [[wikt:polyvalent|polyvalent]] and rich.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} It is wielded by the god [[Shiva]] and is said to have been used to sever the original head of [[Ganesha]]. [[Durga]] also holds a ''trishula'', as one of her many weapons. The three points have various meanings and significance, and, common to the Sanatana Dharma, have many stories behind them. They are commonly said to represent various trinities—creation, maintenance, and destruction; past, present, and future; body, mind and atman; dharma or dhamma (law and order), bliss/mutual enjoyment and emanation/created [[Trikaya|bodies]]; compassion, joy and love; spiritual, psychic and relative; happiness, comfort and boredom; pride, repute and egotism; clarity, knowledge and wisdom; heaven, mind and earth; soul, fire and earth; soul, passion and embodied-soul; logic, passion and faith; prayer, manifestation and sublime; [[Prajna (Hinduism)|insight]], [[Dhyana in Hinduism (Self-knowledge)|serenity]] and Bodhisattvahood or Arhatship (anti-conceit); practice, understanding and wisdom; death, ascension and resurrection; creation, order and destruction; the three [[gunas]]: satva, rajas and tamas.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}

==Other uses==
# According to '''''Shiva Puran''''', Shiva is ''swayambhu'', self created, born of his volitions. He emerges as a direct incarnation of Sadashiv and has ''trishula'' from the very beginning.
# According to '''''Vishnu Puran''''', Vishwakarma created the ''trishula'' using the matter from the sun and gave it to Shiva. When Suryadev married Sanjana, the daughter of Vishwakarma, his wife soon became unhappy with married life due to the unbearable heat of her husband Surya. She complained to Vishwakarma, who agreed to solve the problem. Her father came to an arrangement whereby Surya agreed to reduce his heat to accommodate Sanjana. The solar matter fell to the earth, reducing his heat by {{frac|1|8}}. That material was then used to make Trishul.
# Trishula can sometimes also designate the Buddhist symbol of the [[triratna]].
# The goddess [[Durga]] holds a ''trishula'' among other weapons and attributes in her hands and amongst her accouterment, having received celestial weapons from both Shiva and Vishnu.
# A similar word, ''Trishel'', is the [[Romani language|Romani]] word for '[[cross]]'.
# '''Trisula''' is the name of {{interlanguage link|Operation Trishula|lt=a 1968 operation|id|Operasi Trisula}} by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|ABRI]] to finish off remnants of the [[Communist Party of Indonesia|PKI]] in southern [[Blitar]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Trishool A4.svg|[[Shiva]]'s trishula with [[damaru]].
File:Tridents (Trishul) brought as offerings to Guna Devi., near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.jpg|Trishula brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].
File:Wat-Arun-menorah-8845.jpg|A seven-pronged ''trishula'' on top of [[Wat Arun]], also known as the "trident of Shiva"<ref>[http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html Wat Arun The trident of Shiv extends from the top of each tower.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628233856/http://www.watarun.org/index_en.html |date=2007-06-28 }}</ref>
File:Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg|Emblem of the [[Chakri Dynasty]], the royal house of [[Thailand]] founded in 1782. The emblem of the dynasty consists of the ''trishula'' intertwined with the [[Sudarshana Chakra]], another weapon, to create a Chakri.
File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg|Sendan Kendatsuba (or Candana Gandharva) is depicted using his ''trishula'' to kill evil animals and demons in the set of five paintings ''[[Extermination of Evil]]''.
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Hinduism}}
*[[Kaumodaki]]
*[[Pitchfork]]
*[[Sai (weapon)]]
*[[Tekpi]]
*[[Thyrsus]]
*[[Trident]]
*[[Tryzub]]

==References==
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==External links==
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