Arthashastra
ततः सज्यानां धनुषां यन्त्राणां च पुरस्ताच् छेदनं ज्याच् छेदनं करोति ॥
When this rope is cut into two pieces before a drawn bow or any other shooting machine, the string of those machines will be suddenly cut into two pieces.
english translation
tataH sajyAnAM dhanuSAM yantrANAM ca purastAc chedanaM jyAc chedanaM karoti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript