A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s1.30

v3.c48.s1.30

The red ruby (māṇikya), found in Siṃhala, is called padmarāga; the yellow variety, called kuruvinda, occurs in Kālāpura; the saugandhika, coloured like an aśoka shoot, is found in Āndhra; the nīlagandhi, of a blue hue, occurs in Tumburu 162 (8.10–11). Diamonds of particular colours are found in Pauṇḍra, 163 on the Mataṅgagiri, 164 in the Himālaya, in Saurāṣṭra, Supāra, 165 Kosala, Kaliṅga, and on the banks of the river Peṇṇā 166 (8.49–54ab). 167 Eight varieties of vaikrānta are mentioned (8.177cd–178ab). Garuḍodgāra, usually one of the names of the emerald, is used as a synonym of sasyaka (8.204cd). Synonyms of peroja are harinmaṇi 168 and haritāśman (8.218).