A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.788

v3.c52.788

YUKTIKALPATARU by Bhojarāja. This treatise contains an alaṃkārayukti, which deals with ratnaśāstra. Its subjects are: the mythical origin of gems (47–51; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); an enumeration of gems: vajra, marakata, padmarāga, mauktika, indranīla, mahānīla, 1282 vaidūrya, gandhasamjñaka, candrakānta, 1283 sūryakānta, 1284 sphāṭika, pulaka, karketa, jyotīrasa, 1285 sphāṭika (again), rājāvarta, 1286 rājamaya, 1287 sugandhika, 1288 gandha (or gañja), śaṅkha, brahmamaya, 1289 gomeda, rudhirākhya, bhallātaka, 1290 dhūlī, marakata (again), tutthaka, sīsa, pīlu 1291 (or pīta), 1292 pravālaka, girivajra, bhāskara (or bhārgava, or bhāṅgura), bhujaṅgama-ṇi, 1293 vajramaṇi, tittira (or tittibha), 1294 pīta, bhrāmara, utpala 1295 (52–57; from the Viṣṇudharmottara); 1296 padmarāga (58–121); vajra (122–219; 140–157 is from the Garuḍapurāṇa; 158–159 is from the Viṣṇudharmottara and Agnipurāṇa; 160–166 is from the Garuḍapurāṇa); vidruma (220–233); gomeda (234–242); muktā (243–366; 251–294 is from the Garuḍapurāṇa; 310–315 is from the Matsyapurāṇa; 316–320 is from the Garuḍapurāṇa); vaidūrya (367–394); indranīla (395–431; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); marakata (432–471; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); puṣparāga (472–478ab); karketana (478cd–484; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); bhīṣmamaṇi (485–494; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); pulaka (495–498); rudhirākhya (499–501); sphāṭika (502–513; from the Garuḍapurāṇa); ayaskānta (514–515); śaṅkha (517–525).