Arthashastra

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दन्त मूल परीणाह द्वि गुणं प्रोज्झ्य कल्पयेत् । अब्दे द्व्य् अर्धे नदी जानां पञ्च अब्दे पर्वत ओकसाम् ॥

Leaving as much as is equal to twice the circumference of the tusk near its root, the rest of the tusks shall be cut off once in 2½ years in the case of elephants born in countries irrigated by rivers (nadija), and once in 5 years in the case of mountain elephants.

english translation

danta mUla parINAha dvi guNaM projjhya kalpayet । abde dvy ardhe nadI jAnAM paJca abde parvata okasAm ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript