Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.33
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.33
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.33
ṣaḍaśraś caturaśro vṛtto vā tīvrarāgaḥ saṃsthānavān achaḥ snigdho gurur arciṣmān antargataprabhaḥ prabhānulepī ceti maṇiguṇāḥ //
Gems are hexagonal, quadrangular, or circular possessed of dazzling glow, pure, smooth, heavy, brilliant, transparent (antargataprabha) and illuminating; such are the qualities of gems.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (6)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Arthaśāstravyākhyā Jayamaṅgalā — Sanskrit
- Nitinirṇīti — Yogghama, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English