Kautilya's Arthashastra 14.2.19
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 14.2.19
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- Sanskrit
14.2.19
khadyotagaṇḍūpadacūrṇaṃ samudrajantūnāṃ bhṛṅgakapālānāṃ khadirakarṇikārāṇāṃ puṣpacūrṇaṃ vā śakunakaṅgutailayuktaṃ tejanacūrṇam //
The powder of khadyota (fire-fly) and gandúpada (earth-worm) or the powder of ocean animals mixed with the powder of bhringa (malabathrum), kapála (a pot-herb), and khadira (mimosa catechu), and karnikára (pentapetes acerifolia), combined with the oil of sakuna (a bird) and kanka (vulture), is tejanachúrna (ignition powder).
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit