Sutra 9

Devanagari script

मूर्वार्कशनगवेधुवेणुस्नायूनि ज्याः ॥ कZ_०२.१८.०९ ॥

Transliteration

mūrvārkaśanagavedhuveṇusnāyūni jyāḥ

Translation

ధనుస్సు తాడు (జ్యా) మూర్వ, అర్క, శణ, గవేధు, వెదురు మరియు స్నాయువు (నరము)తో తయారు చేస్తారు.

Word by Word

• मूर्वा: bowstring-fibre plant (mūrvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्वा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• अर्क: arka plant (Calotropis; fibre source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• शन: hemp/flax (śaṇa; fibre)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• गवेधु: gavedhu plant (a fibre/grass used for cordage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवेधु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• वेणु: bamboo (used for fibres/sinew-like strips)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• स्नायु: sinews/tendons (used as cordage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नायु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• ज्याः: bowstrings
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• bowstrings
• plant fibers
• sinew

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FAQs

What governance principle is reflected by listing multiple bowstring materials?

Risk mitigation through supply diversification: if one source fails, the armory can substitute without halting mobilization.

Why include sinew alongside plant fibers?

To acknowledge performance-graded options (elasticity/strength) and enable specification-based issue for different troop needs.