Arthashastra

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तस्य अपिहित काचकस्य उदके निमज्जत एक देशः सीदति, पटल अन्तरेषु वा सूच्या भिद्यते ॥

sanskrit

When such a piece with mica or glass inside is suspended in water (udake) one of its sides dips more than the other; or when pierced by a pin, the pin goes very easily in the layers of mica in the interior (patalántareshu).

english translation

tasya apihita kAcakasya udake nimajjata eka dezaH sIdati, paTala antareSu vA sUcyA bhidyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/40

तस्य अपिहित काचकस्य उदके निमज्जत एक देशः सीदति, पटल अन्तरेषु वा सूच्या भिद्यते ॥

sanskrit

When such a piece with mica or glass inside is suspended in water (udake) one of its sides dips more than the other; or when pierced by a pin, the pin goes very easily in the layers of mica in the interior (patalántareshu).

english translation

tasya apihita kAcakasya udake nimajjata eka dezaH sIdati, paTala antareSu vA sUcyA bhidyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript