Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.39
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.39
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.39
mārjārākṣakaṃ śirīṣapuṣpakaṃ gomūtrakaṃ gomedakaṃ śuddhasphaṭikaṃ mūlāṭīvarṇaṃ maṇivarṇānām anyatamavarṇam iti vajravarṇāḥ //
The colour of a diamond may be like that of a cat's eye, that of the flower of Sirísha (Acacia Sirísa), the urine of a cow, the bile of a cow, like alum (sphatika), the flower of Málati, or like that of any of the gems (described above).
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)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English