Arthashastra

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तीक्ष्ण काकणी रूप्य द्वि गुणः राग प्रक्षेपः, तस्य षड् भागः क्षयः ॥

The colouring ingredient (rágaprakshépa) shall be two kákanis of tíkshna (copper sulphate ?) one-sixth of which will be lost during the manufacture.

english translation

tIkSNa kAkaNI rUpya dvi guNaH rAga prakSepaH, tasya SaD bhAgaH kSayaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript