Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.13.41
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.13.41
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.13.41
arpayet kācakarmaṇaḥ pañcabhāgaṃ kāñcanaṃ daśabhāgaṃ kaṭumānam //
For setting jewels in gold, five parts of káñchana (pure gold) and ten parts of gold alloyed with four parts of copper or silver shall be the required quantity (mána). Here the pure gold shall be preserved from the impure gold.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Arun Kumar Biswas & Sulekha Biswas, English
- A Concise History of Science in India — D. M. Bose & Surendra Nath Sen, English