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Kautilya's Arthashastra 14.1.7

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 14.1.7

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Sanskrit

14.1.7

vyāghātakamūlaṃ bhallātakapuṣpacūrṇayuktaṃ kīṭayogo māsikaḥ //

The powder prepared from the roots of dhámárgava (lufta foetida) and yátudhána (?) mixed with the powder of the flower of bhallátaka (Semecarpus Anacardium) causes, when administered, death in the course of half a month. The root of vyágháta (casia fistula) reduced to powder with the flower of bhallátaka (Semecarpus A nacardium) mixed with the essence of an insect (kíta) causes, when administered, death in the course of a month.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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