Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 12 Sutra 8 - Arthashastra | Assamese | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 8

Devanagari script

तेषामशुद्धा मूढगर्भा वा तीक्ष्णमूत्रक्षरभाविता राजवृक्षवटपीलुगोपित्तरोचनामहिषखरकरभमूत्रलेण्डपिण्डबद्धास्तत्प्रतीवापास्तदवलेपा वा विशुद्धाः स्रवन्ति ॥ कZ_०२.१२.०८ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāmaśuddhā mūḍhagarbhā vā tīkṣṇamūtrakṣarabhāvitā rājavṛkṣavaṭapīlugopittarocanāmahiṣakharakarabhamūtraleṇḍapiṇḍabaddhāstatpratīvāpāstadavalepā vā viśuddhāḥ sravanti

Translation

যিসকল আকৰিক/ধাতু অশুদ্ধ বা যাৰ গৰ্ভ মন্দ/অৱৰুদ্ধ (মূঢ়গৰ্ভ), সিহঁতক তীক্ষ্ণ মূত্ৰ আৰু ক্ষাৰদ্ৰব্যেৰে ভাবিত কৰি, ৰাজবৃক্ষ, বট, পীলু, গোপিত্ত, ৰোচনা আৰু মহিষ, গাধা, উটৰ মূত্ৰ আৰু গোবৰ/লেণ্ডেৰে পিণ্ড বান্ধি—প্ৰতীৱাপ (ফ্লাক্স-সংযোজন) বা অৱলেপ (লেপ/আবৰণ) ৰূপে প্ৰয়োগ কৰিলে—সিহঁত শুদ্ধ হৈ গলি ব’ই বাহিৰ ওলায়।

Word by Word

तेषाम्of those (i.e., among those)

अशुद्धाःimpure

मूढगर्भाःhaving a defective/undeveloped core (improperly formed)

वाor

तीक्ष्णमूत्रक्षरभाविताःprocessed/impregnated with pungent urine-alkali (caustic)

राजवृक्षवटपीलुगोपित्तरोचनामहिषखरकरभमूत्रलेण्डपिण्डबद्धाःbound into pellets with a lump/bolus made of: rājavṛkṣa, vaṭa, pīlu, cow’s bile, rocanā, and the urine and dung of buffalo, donkey, and camel

तत्प्रतीवापाःtheir additive admixtures / secondary sprinklings

तदवलेपाःtheir coatings / smears (pastes)

वाor

विशुद्धाःpurified

स्रवन्तिthey flow/ooze

Entities Mentioned

kṣāra (alkali)

mūtra (urine)

pratīvāpa (flux/addition)

avalepa (coating)

rājavṛkṣa

vaṭa

pīlu

go-pitta (cow bile)

rocanā

mahiṣa (buffalo)

khara (donkey)

karabha (camel)

FAQs

Why does the text list many organic substances (urine, dung, bile, plant materials)?

As practical workshop inputs: they function as fluxes, reducing/cleaning agents, binders, or coatings that help separate slag/impurities so the metal ‘flows out’ cleanly.

What is the administrative logic behind specifying additives?

It standardizes state workshop recipes to ensure predictable output and to audit whether foremen follow prescribed methods (reducing waste and pilferage).