Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.12.12
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.12.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.12.12
bhārikaḥ snigdho mṛduś ca prastaradhātur bhūmibhāgo vā piṅgalo haritaḥ pāṭalo lohito vā tāmradhātuḥ //
Those ores which are obtained from plains or slopes of mountains; and which are heavy, greasy, soft, tawny, green, dark, bluish-yellow (harita), pale-red, or red are ores of copper.
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