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Sutra 28

चत्वारो हस्तिपरिघाः ॥ कZ_०२.३.२८ ॥

catvāro hastiparighāḥ

(Provide) four elephant-bars (hastiparigha)—heavy barricade-beams meant to resist elephant assault at the gate.

चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
TypeNumeral (Adjective)
Rootचतुर्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (विशेषणम्)
हस्ति-परिघाःelephant-bars; bars for stopping/controlling elephants
हस्ति-परिघाः:
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघ
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; समासः—हस्ति + परिघ
H
hastiparigha (elephant-bar)

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Elephant-led battering and pushing at gates; multiple beams add layered resistance and delay breach.