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Matsya Purana 217.34

Matsyapurāṇa 217.34

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Sanskrit

217.34

sarveṣāṃ śilpibhāṇḍānāṃ sañcayaścātra ceṣyate.
vāditrāṇāñca sarveṣāmauṣadhīnāntathaiva ca .. 217.34 ..

A large number of people should not be allowed to enter the fortress. There should be various kinds of cannon and weapons in the fort as well as those who can use them for weapons that can destory thousands of people protect the king. There are to remain warriors also close by Besides all these things there should be secret doors as well as other doors within the fort protected by those who killed thousand warriors or are skilled in shooting bows and arrows and throwing various other weapons A number of bows, clubs spears, arrows, swords, sticks, maces, big pieces of stones, tridents, battle axes quoits, etc, should always be kept ready within the fortress Shields, skins, phiroas, ropes, canes, various things of artisanship, husks loads of straw, wood, coals, etc, should also be kept The tools of all the artisans, musical instruments various kinds of medicines, drums, weapons, various clothings, gems, iron etc, should also be kept ready—29 31

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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