Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.13.48
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.13.48
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.13.48
tīkṣṇaṃ cāsya mayūragrīvābhaṃ śvetabhaṅgaṃ cimicimāyitaṃ pītacūrṇitaṃ kākaṇikaḥ suvarṇarāgaḥ //
The colouring ingredient of gold is one kákaní of tíkshna which is of the colour of the neck of a peacock, tinged with white, and which is dazzling and full of copper (pitapúrnitam).
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