Astanga Hrudaya

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मण्डलाग्रेण तत्तिर्यक् कृत्वा शस्त्रपदाङ्कितम् । लिखेत्तेनैव पत्रैर्वा शाकशेफालिकादिजैः ॥ ५ ॥

Then, making a transverse mark with a knife, scraping (lekhana) is performed across it using a circular-edged instrument (Mandalagra Shastra), or using rough leaves such as those of Shaka (Tectona grandis) or Shephalika (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).

english translation

maNDalAgreNa tattiryak kRtvA zastrapadAGkitam । likhettenaiva patrairvA zAkazephAlikAdijaiH ॥ 5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript