Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.30
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.30
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.30
vaiḍūryam utpalavarṇaḥ śirīṣapuṣpaka udakavarṇo vaṃśarāgaḥ śukapattravarṇaḥ puṣyarāgo gomūtrako gomedakaḥ //
That which is of the colour of blue lotus flower, or of sirísha (Acacia Sirisa), or of water, or of fresh bamboo, or of the colour of the feathers of a parrot is the Vaidúrya gem Pushyarága, Gómútraka, and Gómédika are other varieties of the same.
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 (3)
- A History of Indian Medical Literature — Meulenbeld 1999, English
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English