Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/31

शुल्ब रूपं सुवर्ण पत्त्र संहतं प्रमृष्टं सुपार्श्वम्, तद् एव यमक पत्त्र संहतं प्रमृष्टं ताम्र तार रुपं च उत्तर वर्णकः ॥

sanskrit

A copper piece (sulbarúpya) may be covered over with gold leaf, the surface and the edges being smoothened; similarly a piece of any base metal may be covered over with double leaf of copper or silver, the surface and the edges being smoothened.

english translation

zulba rUpaM suvarNa pattra saMhataM pramRSTaM supArzvam, tad eva yamaka pattra saMhataM pramRSTaM tAmra tAra rupaM ca uttara varNakaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/32

तद् उभयं तापनि कषाभ्यां निह्शब्द उल्लेखनाभ्यां वा विद्यात् ॥

sanskrit

The two forms of folding may be detected by heating, by testing on touch-stone (nikasha) or by observing absence of sound when it is rubbed (nissabdollekhana).

english translation

tad ubhayaM tApani kaSAbhyAM nihzabda ullekhanAbhyAM vA vidyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/33

अभ्युद्धार्यं बदर आम्ले लवण उदके वा सादयन्ति ॥ इति पेटकः ॥

sanskrit

(They) find out loose folding in the acid juice of badarámla (Flacourtia Cataphracta or jujube fruit) or in salt water;—so much for folding (petaka).

english translation

abhyuddhAryaM badara Amle lavaNa udake vA sAdayanti ॥ iti peTakaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/34

घने सुषिरे वा रूपे सुवर्ण मृन् मालुका हिङ्गुलुक कल्पो वा तप्तो अवतिष्ठते ॥

sanskrit

In a compact and hollow piece (ghana-sushire rúpe), small particles of gold-like mud (suvarnamrinválukáh) or bit of vermilion (hingulakalkah) are so heated as to make them firmly adhere to the piece inside.

english translation

ghane suSire vA rUpe suvarNa mRn mAlukA hiGguluka kalpo vA tapto avatiSThate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/35

दृढ वास्तुके वा रूपे वालुका मिश्रं जतु गान्धार पङ्को वा तप्तो अवतिष्ठते ॥

sanskrit

Even in a compact piece (dridhavástuke rúpe), the waxlike mud of Gándhára mixed with the particles of goldlike sand is so heated as to adhere to the piece.

english translation

dRDha vAstuke vA rUpe vAlukA mizraM jatu gAndhAra paGko vA tapto avatiSThate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/31

शुल्ब रूपं सुवर्ण पत्त्र संहतं प्रमृष्टं सुपार्श्वम्, तद् एव यमक पत्त्र संहतं प्रमृष्टं ताम्र तार रुपं च उत्तर वर्णकः ॥

sanskrit

A copper piece (sulbarúpya) may be covered over with gold leaf, the surface and the edges being smoothened; similarly a piece of any base metal may be covered over with double leaf of copper or silver, the surface and the edges being smoothened.

english translation

zulba rUpaM suvarNa pattra saMhataM pramRSTaM supArzvam, tad eva yamaka pattra saMhataM pramRSTaM tAmra tAra rupaM ca uttara varNakaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/32

तद् उभयं तापनि कषाभ्यां निह्शब्द उल्लेखनाभ्यां वा विद्यात् ॥

sanskrit

The two forms of folding may be detected by heating, by testing on touch-stone (nikasha) or by observing absence of sound when it is rubbed (nissabdollekhana).

english translation

tad ubhayaM tApani kaSAbhyAM nihzabda ullekhanAbhyAM vA vidyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/33

अभ्युद्धार्यं बदर आम्ले लवण उदके वा सादयन्ति ॥ इति पेटकः ॥

sanskrit

(They) find out loose folding in the acid juice of badarámla (Flacourtia Cataphracta or jujube fruit) or in salt water;—so much for folding (petaka).

english translation

abhyuddhAryaM badara Amle lavaNa udake vA sAdayanti ॥ iti peTakaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/34

घने सुषिरे वा रूपे सुवर्ण मृन् मालुका हिङ्गुलुक कल्पो वा तप्तो अवतिष्ठते ॥

sanskrit

In a compact and hollow piece (ghana-sushire rúpe), small particles of gold-like mud (suvarnamrinválukáh) or bit of vermilion (hingulakalkah) are so heated as to make them firmly adhere to the piece inside.

english translation

ghane suSire vA rUpe suvarNa mRn mAlukA hiGguluka kalpo vA tapto avatiSThate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/35

दृढ वास्तुके वा रूपे वालुका मिश्रं जतु गान्धार पङ्को वा तप्तो अवतिष्ठते ॥

sanskrit

Even in a compact piece (dridhavástuke rúpe), the waxlike mud of Gándhára mixed with the particles of goldlike sand is so heated as to adhere to the piece.

english translation

dRDha vAstuke vA rUpe vAlukA mizraM jatu gAndhAra paGko vA tapto avatiSThate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript