History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.378

v6.c82.378

⁸⁶¹ अर्कादि ताम्रमणिहेमशुक्तिरजतानि मौक्तिकं लोहम्। वक्तव्यं बलवद्भिः स्वस्थाने हेम जीवोपि॥ लघुप्रातक quoted by उत्पल on बृहज्जा II 12. The relation between planets and the chief metals was, it seems, based on colour similarity. The theory that different planets governed different areas and limbs of the body led to the influence of astrology on medicine,