Arthashastra
हस्ति स्तम्भ संक्रम सेतु बन्ध नौ काष्ठ वेणु संघातैर् अलाबु चर्म करण्ड दृति प्लव गण्डिका वेणिकाभिश् च उदकानि तारयेत् ॥
Waters may be crossed by means of elephants, planks spread over pillars erected, bridges, boats, timber and mass of bamboos, as well as by means of dry sour gourds, big baskets covered with skins, rafts, gandiká (i), and veniká (i).
english translation
hasti stambha saMkrama setu bandha nau kASTha veNu saMghAtair alAbu carma karaNDa dRti plava gaNDikA veNikAbhiz ca udakAni tArayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript