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# Rasarnava 2.17

Rasārṇava 2.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.2.17)

kākiṇī kīkaṇī nārī tathaiva kāñcikācinī  
kṛṣṇapakṣe ṛtumatī sā nārī kākiṇī smṛtā //

> The Kākiṇī, Kīkaṇī woman, and likewise the Kāñcikācinī; / she who is menstruating in the dark fortnight is known as a Kākiṇī woman;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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