Note 4 — PERIPLUS OF THE ERYTHRÆAN SEA.

Bhagvânlâl Indraji Pâṇḍit points out that the colour is called alaktaka, Prakrit alito: it is used by women for dying the nails and feet,—also as a dye. The gulalî or pill-like balls used by women are made with arrowroot coloured with alito, and cotton dipped in it is sold in the bazars under the name of pothi, and used for the same purposes. He has also contributed many of the Sanskṛit names, and some notes.