A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.77

v3.c52.77

The ratnas and uparatnas are variously classified; the group called maṇirasa consists of rājāvarta, puṣpa(rāga), mauktika, vidruma and vaikrānta (188); the usual kinds of diamonds are described; its five defects are: mala, bindu, yavarekhā and kākapada; 99 the four types of bindu are: āvarta, varta, bhālabindu and yavākṛti; 100 the eight usual sources of pearls (mauktika) are enumerated: the pearl oyster (śukti), 101 the pearl mussel (śaṅkha), 102 the elephant, 103 hog (kroḍa), 104 snake, 105 fish, 106 frog, and bamboo (veṇu); 107 eight varieties of vaikrānta are described.