Arthashastra
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सा एव चन्द्र चित्रा चन्द्र उत्तरा ॥
when Kadali bears variegated moonlike spots.
english translation
sA eva candra citrA candra uttarA ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकदली त्रि भागा शाकुला कोठ मण्डल चित्रा कृत कर्णिका अजिन चित्रा वा । इति ॥
it is called Chandrottarakadali and is one-third of its length; Sákulá is variegated with large round spots similar to those that manifest themselves in a kind of leprosy (kushtha), or is furnished with tendrils and spotted like a deer's skin.
english translation
kadalI tri bhAgA zAkulA koTha maNDala citrA kRta karNikA ajina citrA vA । iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसामूरं चीनसी सामूली च बाह्लवेयाः ॥
Sámúra, Chínasi, and Sámúli are (skins procured from Báhlava, (Bahlaveya).
english translation
sAmUraM cInasI sAmUlI ca bAhlaveyAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptषट् त्रिंशद् अङ्गुलम् अञ्जन वर्णं सामूरम् ॥
Sámúra is thirty-six angulas long and black.
english translation
SaT triMzad aGgulam aJjana varNaM sAmUram ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचीनसी रक्त काली पाण्डु काली वा ॥
Chínasi is reddish black or blackish white.
english translation
cInasI rakta kAlI pANDu kAlI vA ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript