A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.83

v3.c52.83

BṚHATSAMHITĀ by Varāhamihira. This treatise contains four chapters on ratnaparīkṣā. 120 Chapter 79 deals, after a short introduction (1–3) and a list of precious and semiprecious stones (4–5), with the diamond (vajra; 6–18); chapter 80 (36 verses) is devoted to the pearl (muktāphala), chapter 81 (11 verses) to the ruby (padmarāga), and chapter 82 (one verse) to the emerald (marakata), 121