Rasamanjari 3.89

3.89

<varāṭikāḥ>
pītābhā granthilāḥ pṛṣṭhe dīrghavṛttā varāṭikāḥ /
sārdhaniṣkabharāḥ śreṣṭhā niṣkabhārāśca madhyamāḥ //

<Cowries>
Cowries that are yellowish, knotty on the back, and oblong-round, / weighing one and a half niṣkas are best, and those weighing one niṣka are middling;