melanduka , m. (also meraṇḍu ; Skt. Lex. melāndhu), ink-bottle : Mvy 8966 = Tib. ram phyis (? cf. rams , indigo? ); Chin. ink-bottle ; listed among monksʼ appurtenances; Kv 28.24 (sumeruḥ parvatarājaḥ … sa … bhūrjarāśir bhavet, mahāsamudro) melanduka-parimaṇḍalaṃ bhavet; 92.7 sumeruḥ parvatarājo bhūrjarāśir (text bhūryya°) bhavet, mahāsamudro (text °dra) meraṇḍumaṇḍalaṃ bhavet.