Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.13.17
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.13.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.13.17
suvarṇaṃ pūrvaṃ nikaṣya paścād varṇikāṃ nikaṣayet //
Having first made a streak with suvarna on a touchstone, then (by the side of the streak) a streak with a piece of the gold (to be compared with it) shall be made.
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
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English