Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t10.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t10.3
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Nandaka and śītavṛṣṭi in AS, 2.11.31-32 could have been moonstone, which was mentioned as śaśikānta in Bṛhatsaṃhitā (Bṛ. Saṃ., 80.4) and Rayaṇaparikkhā (RYP, 96), and as candrakānta in other texts such as Navaratnaparīkṣā (NRP, 154 and 156), Ratnasaṃgraha (RS, 18) and Maṇimālā (MM, 436 and 438). The typical description of candrakānta is:
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- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit