Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.13.19
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.13.19
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.13.19
jātihiṅgulukena puṣpakāsīsena vā gomūtrabhāvitena digdhenāgrahastena saṃspṛṣṭaṃ suvarṇaṃ śvetībhavati //
If, with the edge of the palm dipped in a solution, of vermilion (játihinguláka) or of sulphate of iron (pushpakásísa) in cow's urine, gold (suvarna) is touched, it becomes white.
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