Arthashastra
वेणु मूल शैवल लिप्तम् अङ्गं मण्डूक वसा दिग्धम् अग्निना ज्वलति ॥
The body which is smeared over with the serum of the flesh of a frog burns with fire. The body of a man, which is rubbed over with the powder of the root of bamboo (venu) and saivála (aquatic plant), and is smeared over with the serum of the flesh of a frog, burns with fire.
english translation
veNu mUla zaivala liptam aGgaM maNDUka vasA digdham agninA jvalati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript