Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.26
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.26
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v2.c43.s3.t13.26
The yellow colour of the elephant-pearl is mentioned in other literatures also (*RP*, 56; and *GP*, 1.69.5). Pherū compared the size of elephant-pearl with the fruit of *āmalaka* or myrobalan and described that the best kind of elephant-pearl has yellowish-red colour but dull lustre (*RYP*, 40).
Linked texts (2)
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Ratnaparīkṣā of Ṭhakkura Pheru — Ṭhakkura Pheru, Apabhraṃśa