Arthashastra

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जीवन्ती श्वेता मुष्कक पुष्प वन्दाकाभिर् अक्षीवे जातस्य अश्वत्थस्य प्रतानेन गुप्तं सर्पा विषाणि वा न प्रभवन्ति ॥

sanskrit

Poisonous snakes will not dare to enter into such buildings as are provided with Jívanti (Fæderia Fœtida), svéta (Aconitum Ferox), mushkakapushpa (?), and vandáka (Epidendrum Tesselatum), and as are protected by the branches of péjáta (?) and of asvattha (Ficus Religiosa).

english translation

jIvantI zvetA muSkaka puSpa vandAkAbhir akSIve jAtasya azvatthasya pratAnena guptaM sarpA viSANi vA na prabhavanti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/vinayadhikarika/20/5

जीवन्ती श्वेता मुष्कक पुष्प वन्दाकाभिर् अक्षीवे जातस्य अश्वत्थस्य प्रतानेन गुप्तं सर्पा विषाणि वा न प्रभवन्ति ॥

sanskrit

Poisonous snakes will not dare to enter into such buildings as are provided with Jívanti (Fæderia Fœtida), svéta (Aconitum Ferox), mushkakapushpa (?), and vandáka (Epidendrum Tesselatum), and as are protected by the branches of péjáta (?) and of asvattha (Ficus Religiosa).

english translation

jIvantI zvetA muSkaka puSpa vandAkAbhir akSIve jAtasya azvatthasya pratAnena guptaM sarpA viSANi vA na prabhavanti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript