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नष्ट कोणं निराश्रि पार्श्व अपवृत्तं च अप्रशस्तम् ॥
That which is devoid of angles, uneven (nirasríkam), and bent on one side (pársvápavrittam) is inauspicious.
english translation
प्रवालकम् आल कन्दकं वैवर्णिकं च, रक्तं पद्म रागं च करट गर्भिणिका वर्जम् इति ॥
Alakandaka, and Vaivarnaka are the two varieties of coral which is possessed of ruby-like colour, which is very hard, and which is free from the contamination of other substances inside.
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चन्दनं सातनं रक्तं भूमि गन्धि ॥
Sátana is red and smells like the earth.
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गो शीर्षकं काल ताम्रं मत्स्य गन्धि ॥
Gósirshaka is dark red and smells like fish and cow.
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हरि चन्दनं शुक पत्त्र वर्णम् आम्र गन्धि, तार्णसं च ॥
Harichandana is of the colour of the feathers of a parrot and smells like tamarind or mango fruit; likewise Tárnasa.
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