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# Garudapurana 1.73.10

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.73.10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.73.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.73.10)

likhyābhāvātkācaṃ laghubhāvācchaisupālakaṃ vidyāt /  
girikācasadīptitvātsphaṭikaṃ varṇojjvalatvena //

> One should know glass by its lack of scratchability, and the śaiśupālaka by its lightness;  
> girikāca by its brilliance, and quartz by the brightness of its colour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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