Bozorgmehr Devises Nard

From E2.2, Bozorgmehr Answers Chess with Nard. It illustrates E2.2.1–9:

E2.2.1
The sage returned from court to his own place,And set a board and compass in that space.
E2.2.2
He chose a darkened room to sharpen thought,And weighed the Indian subtlety he sought.
E2.2.3
He sought a game to make the wise declareIts intricate design a wonder rare.
E2.2.4
In meditation, closed from outward sight,He brought the hidden laws of nard to light.
E2.2.5
He fashioned thirty counters for the fight,Half dark as teak, half ivory clear and white;
E2.2.6
Two cubic dice of bone he made beside,By which the roll of fortune should decide.
E2.2.7
Four quarters on the wooden board he planned,As the four seasons rule throughout the land;
E2.2.8
Twelve points on either side were scored and set,Like the twelve months where day and night are met.
E2.2.9
The board was set as a four-quartered ground;The dice commanded where each troop was bound.