Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.33
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.33
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v2.c43.s3.t13.33
*Maṇimālā* compiled the Sanskrit texts on serpent-pearls (*MM*, 277-284) ‘which adorn the serpent’s crest, are finely round and highly shining and reflect a beautiful blue halo like the flash of a polished sword’ (*RP*, 62; *AM*, 92-93). Varāhamihira admitted that many of the uncommon varieties of pearl, as mentioned above, are rarely seen, and qualified many of his descriptions with the word *kila* denoting ‘it is said’ (*Bṛ. Saṃ.*, 81.21)
Cites (3)
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Maṇimālā — Saurīndramohana Ṭhakkura, Sanskrit
- Ratnaparīkṣā of Ṭhakkura Pheru — Ṭhakkura Pheru, Apabhraṃśa