Trishula

Trishula
Statue of Shiva holding a trishula in Sanga,Nepal
Type	Trident
Place of origin	South Asia
Service history
Used by	Shiva, Durga, Kali, Prathyangira, Sarabh, Lavanasur, Ganesh, Shani, Mangal

The Trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल triśūla, Hindi: त्रिशूल triśūl, Marathi: त्रिशूळ triśūlla, Malay: trisula, Kannada:ತ್ರಿಶೂಲ, "triśūla" Telugu:త్రిశూలం , trisoolam, Malayalam: തൃശൂലം tr̥iśūlaṁ, Tamil:ⁱ// திரிசூலம் tiricūlam, Thai: ตรีศูล trīṣ̄ūl or tri) means trident in the Indian language. It is commonly used as a Indic (Hindu-Buddhist) religious symbol. The word means "three-headed spear" i.e. "trident" in Sanskrit and Pali.

In India and Thailand, the term also often refers to a short-handled weapon which may be mounted on a danda or staff. But unlike the Okinawan sai, the trishula is often bladed. In Malay and Indonesian, trishula usually refers specifically to a long-handled trident while the diminutive version is known as a chabang or tekpi.