A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c63.490
A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c63.490
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17 Varṇa is the technical term for the colour of the streak of the touchstone and came to designate the degree of fineness of gold, which was graded into sixteen varṇas (see on this subject: M.K. Pal, 1978: 255; S.R. Sarma, 1983a).