《太平广记·卷四百一十四·草木九》
真腊国使者折冲都尉沙门陀沙尼拔陀，说蚂蚁运土到树上做窝，土壤受到雨露的滋润而凝结，便成为紫馡。
真腊国使折冲都尉沙门陀沙尼拔陀，言蚁运土于树作窠，蚁壤得雨露凝结，而成紫馡。
The Zhenla Kingdom's envoy, Lieutenant Shamen Tuoshanibo Tuo, said that ants carry soil to the trees to make their nests, and the soil, nourished by rain and dew, coagulates and becomes purple 馡.