History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s2.23
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s2.23
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The instruments for writing on softer materials, as described in the Sanskrit texts, were *lekhani* (stilus, pencil), *tuli* (brush) (*Amara*, III. 10.32) *varṇaka* (instrument for writing a letter) (*Lalitavistāra*, ch.10), *varaṇa-vartika* (coloured pencil) (*Daśakumāra carita*, Ucchāsa, II).
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- Daśakumāracarita — Daṇḍin, Sanskrit
- Tibetan translation ('Chi med mdzod) — Classical Tibetan