
tekan

tetsu-qeena' kinwa 'tetsu-qeena' mhanoonahi olakhale jaanare heey eka japani shastra aahe jeey 20 vya shatkachya suruvatiparyant ido kalat vaparale jaat hote. too eka lokhandi trunchian hota; too bhola lokhandi blade asalelya vakizashi-aakarachya talvarisarkha asoo shakato kinwa too kabutovarichi cast-lokhandi aavrutti asoo shakato.
"eedo kalat shrimant vyapari aanee shetkanyanmadhye 'tekan' khoop lokpriy jhaale, kaaran asha lokanna kayadyane talwari kinwa itar dhardar shastre balganyas kinwa thevanyas manai hotee. konatyahi dhaar nasalelya 'tekan' laa nehmich kayadyane parvanagi hotee. 
1876 madhye, japanchya meji sarkarne haitorei shilalekh manjur keela, jyala anekada 'talwar nirmulan kayada' mhanatat. yaa kayadyane shoor samurai vargachya majee sadasyansah serve japani lokanna sarvajanik thikani shastre balganyas manai kelee. yaa bandimule anek gair-talwar shastranchi lokpriyata vadhali, tasech vividh prakarchya bhesal asalelya talwari. haitorei aadesh lagoo jhalyanantar, samurai vargachya sadasyannihi aatmarakshanachi shastre mhanoon 'tekan' balganyas suruvat kelee.