Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/13

काक मोचकः कपोत रोचना वर्णः श्वेत राजि नद्धो वा विस्रः सीस धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which have the colour of kákamechaka (Solanum Indica), pigeon, or cow‟s bile, and which are marked with white lines and smell like raw meat are the ores of lead.

english translation

kAka mocakaH kapota rocanA varNaH zveta rAji naddho vA visraH sIsa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/13

काक मोचकः कपोत रोचना वर्णः श्वेत राजि नद्धो वा विस्रः सीस धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which have the colour of kákamechaka (Solanum Indica), pigeon, or cow‟s bile, and which are marked with white lines and smell like raw meat are the ores of lead.

english translation

kAka mocakaH kapota rocanA varNaH zveta rAji naddho vA visraH sIsa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript