Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.11.42
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.11.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.11.42
pravālakam ālakandakaṃ vaivarṇikaṃ ca, raktaṃ padmarāgaṃ ca karaṭagarbhiṇikāvarjam iti //
Alakandaka, and Vaivarnaka are the two varieties of coral which is possessed of ruby-like colour, which is very hard, and which is free from the contamination of other substances inside.
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 (2)
- A History of Indian Medical Literature — Meulenbeld 1999, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English