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148. Samanjamadhikliairamsaiivagnicurnanyanekasah 295 

 kalpayanti ca vettarah candrikabhadimanti ca. 



149. Ksipanti cagnisariiyogat golam lakse simalagam. 



150. Nalastram sodkayet adau dadyat tatragnicurnakam ; 

 nivesayet tat dandena nalamule yatha drdliam. 



151. Tatak sugolakam dadyat tatah kame'gnictirnakam, 300 

 karnacurnagnidanena golam laksye nipatayet. 



152. Laksyabkedi yatha bano dlianurjyaviniyojitah 

 bkavet tatlianusandhaya dvihastasca silimukhah. 



153. Astasra prtlmbudlma tu gada krdayasamhita ; 



pattisali svasamo kastabudhnascobhayatomukhali. 305 



148. experts make gunpowder in many ways and of white and 



other colours. 



149. By the application of fire they throw the ball coming from Gun-ball. 



the tube at the mark. 



150. One should clean the tube first and then put gunpowder, About 



. . loading 



carry it down with the ramrod to the bottom of the tube and clean- 

 till it is tight, ingagun. 



151. then put a good ball, and place gunpowder on the vent, 



and by setting fire to the powder at the vent discharge 

 the ball towards its mark. 



152. In order that the arrow despatched by the string of the Bow, 



bow should penetrate the object aimed at, the arrow arrow * 

 which is put on should be two cubits long. 



153. A club is octagonal, but broad at the end, rising (from the Club. 



ground) up to the heart ; a battle axe is of the same 

 height (as the bearer), is in the middle one cubit 

 broad and is double-headed. 



