[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.355 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.355 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.355 - **Language:** English ### [c5.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.355) CHANDRA-KĀNTA. ‘The moon-stone.’ A gem or stone supposed to be formed by the congelation of the rays of the moon; a crystal is perhaps meant. It is supposed to exercise a cooling influence. So in the Megha-dūta— - [Previous: c5.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.354) - [Next: c5.356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.356) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Meghadūta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.duta.meghaduta) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.355) · Pramāṇa