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ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



137. Yantraghatagnikrt gravacurnadhrk kamanrulakam 

 sukasthopangabudnam ca madhyangulabilantaram. 



138. Svante'gnicvli'nasandhatrsalakasamyutam drdham 

 laghunalikam apyetat pradharyam pattisadibhih. 



139. Yatha yathaitat tvaksaram yatha sthulabilantaram 2 ?5 

 yatha dirghabrhadgolam durabhedi tatha tatha. 



140. Mulakilabhramat laksyasamasandkanabhaji yat 

 brhannalikasanjnam tat kasthabudhnavivarjitani 

 pravabyam sakatadyaistu suyuktam vijayapradam. 



141. Suvarcilavanat panca palani gandbakat palam 280 

 antardbumavipakvarkasnubyadyangaratab palam ; 



137. Tbe breecb has at tbe vent a mechanism which, carrying 



stone and powder, makes fire by striking. Its breech 

 is well wooded at the side, in the middle is a hole an 

 angula broad ; 



138. after the gunpowder is placed inside, it is firmly pressed 



down with a ramrod. This is the small gun which 

 ought to be carried by foot-soldiers. 



139. In proportion as its outside (bark) is hard, its hole is 



broad, its ball is long and broad ; the ball reaches far. 



140. A big tube is called (that gun) which obtains the direction 



of the aim by moving the breech with a wedge ; its 

 end is without wood ; but it is to be drawn on cars, &c. ; 

 if well welded it gives victory. 



141. Five weights (pala) of saltpetre, one weight of sulphur, Gun- 



one weight of charcoal, which consists of Calatropis P owd( 

 gigantea, of Ewgliorlia neriifolia, and other (plants) and 

 is prepared in such a manner that the smoke does not 

 escape ; 



