Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.17.12

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.17.12

Language: Sanskrit

2.17.12

kālakūṭavatsanābhahālāhalameṣaśṛṅgamustā.kuṣṭhamahāviṣavellitakagaurārdrabālakamārkaṭa.haimavatakāliṅgakadāradakāṅkolasārakoṣṭrakādīni viṣāṇi, sarpāḥ kīṭāś ca ta eva kumbhagatāḥ viṣavargaḥ //

Kálakúta, Vatsanábha, Háláhala, Meshasringa, Mustá, (Cyperus Rotundus), kushtha, mahávisha, vellitaka, gaurárdra, bálaka, márkata, haimavata, kálingaka, daradaka, kolasáraka, ushtraka, etc., are poisons.
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

Likewise snakes and worms kept in pots are the group of poisons.
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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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