Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.103
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.103
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.103
pauṇḍrakaṃ śyāmaṃ maṇisnigdham //
That which is manufactured in the country, Vanga (vangaka) is a white and soft fabric (dukúla); that of Pándya manufacture (Paundraka) is black and as soft as the surface of a gem; and that which is the product of the country, Suvarnakudya, is as red as the sun, as soft as the surface of the gem, woven while the threads are very wet, and of uniform (chaturasra) or mixed texture (vyámisravána).
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English