According to the nature of the instruments, the writing instruments are divided into three types. Instruments with hard and sharp tip to incise Instruments with soft tips to write and Brush to paint 1.The stylus is called as “Loha Kaṇṭaka” or “śalākā” in Sanskrit. It is a rod made up of iron with 10-30…
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Among the materials used for books in ancient India, Palm leaf seems to be the ancient one. The word “Patra” used for materials directly denotes Tālapatra -Palm “Leaf” and not Bhūrja patra since the word patra in the compound doesn’t mentions any leaf, but the bark. Buddhist canonical works employ the term “Paṇṇa” which is…
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