Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.14.48
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.14.48
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.14.48
haritālamanaḥśilāhiṅgulukacūrṇānām anyatamena kuruvindacūrṇena vā vastraṃ samyūhya yat parimṛdnanti tat parimardanam //
When, by a piece of cloth painted with the powder of sulphuret of arsenic (haritála), red arsenic (manassila), or vermilion or with the powder of kuruvinda (black salt?), gold or silver articles are rubbed, that act is termed rubbing.
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