Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.35
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.35
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.35
vimalakaḥ sasyako 'ñjanamūlakaḥ pittakaḥ sulabhako lohitākṣo mṛgāśmako jyotīrasako māleyako 'hicchatrakaḥ kūrpaḥ pratikūrpaḥ sugandhikūrpaḥ kṣīravakaḥ śśukticūrṇakaḥ śilāpravālakaḥ pulakaḥ śuklapulaka ity antarajātayaḥ //
Vimalaka (pure), sasyaka (plant-like), Anjanamúlaka (deep-dark), Pittaka (like the bile of a cow) Sulabhaka (easily procurable), Lohitaka (red), Amritámsuka (of white rays), Jyótírasaka (glowing), Maileyaka, Ahichchhatraka, (procured in the country of Ahichchhatra), Kúrpa, Pútikúrpa, and Sugandhikúrpa, Kshírapaka, Suktichúrnaka (like the powder of an oystershell), Silápraválaka (like coral), Pulaka, Súkrapulaka are varieties of inferior gems.
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
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English
- A Concise History of Science in India — Bose et al. 1971, English