Sutra 8

Devanagari script

मुञ्जबल्बजादि रज्जुभाण्डम् ॥ कZ_०२.१७.०८ ॥

Transliteration

muñjabalbajādi rajjubhāṇḍam

Translation

முஞ்ஜ, பல்பஜ முதலியவற்றால் கயிறு-பொருட்கள் (ரஜ்ஜுபாண்டம்) தயாரிக்கப்படுகின்றன.

Word by Word

• मुञ्ज: munja grass (used for making cordage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुञ्ज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग-रूपेण)

• बल्बज: balbaja grass/reed (a fibrous plant used for cordage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल्बज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग-रूपेण)

• आदि: and the like; etc.
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि
• Form: अव्यय; ‘इत्यादि’ अर्थे (समासाङ्ग-रूपेण)

• रज्जु: rope; cord
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (मुञ्ज-बल्बज-आदि-रज्जु = ‘munja/balbaja etc. rope’)

• भाण्डम्: article; ware; item of goods (inventory)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समस्तपदम्: (मुञ्ज-बल्बज-आदि-रज्जु)-भाण्डम् = ‘store/article consisting of ropes made of munja etc.’

Entities Mentioned

• muñja
• balbaja
• rajju

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FAQs

Why would cordage be explicitly enumerated in an administrative text?

Ropes are critical for transport, construction, irrigation works, and military logistics; enumerating inputs supports standard procurement and prevents substitution fraud.