Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c9.s2.25

c9.s2.25

Besides the regular ships and boats, there were devised various other means of water-carriage. These were (a) काष्ठप्लव—pieces of timber tied together, serving the purposes of a boat; (b) वेणुप्लव—a boat made of bamboos tied together; (c) पलाण्डु—a vessel made of the bottle-gourd; (d) चर्मकरण—a basket covered with skin; (e) दृति—a leather bag that could be floated and used as a boat; (f) प्लव—canoe; (g) गञ्जिका—a floating device made of the leather of the rhinoceros; (h) वेणिका—a float of reeds, etc., woven together.²