Arthashastra

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सुवर्ण माषकाश् चत्वारश् चतुर् अङ्गुल आयामाः कुम्भच् छिद्रम् आढकम् अम्भसो वा नालिका ॥

1 náliká, or the time during which one ádhaka of water passes 40 kalás are equal to out of a pot through an aperture of the same diameter as that of a wire of 4 angulas in length and made of 4 máshas of gold.

english translation

suvarNa mASakAz catvAraz catur aGgula AyAmAH kumbhac chidram ADhakam ambhaso vA nAlikA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript