Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/11

गो दन्त शृङ्ग प्रतीवापो मृदु स्तम्भनः ॥

sanskrit

Permanent softness (mridustambhana) is also attained when the metal is treated with the powder of cow's teeth and horn.

english translation

go danta zRGga pratIvApo mRdu stambhanaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/12

भारिकः स्निग्धो मृदुश् च प्रस्तर धातुर् भूमि भागो वा पिङ्गलो हरितः पाटलो लोहितो वा ताम्र धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are obtained from plains or slopes of mountains; and which are heavy, greasy, soft, tawny, green, dark, bluish-yellow (harita), pale-red, or red are ores of copper.

english translation

bhArikaH snigdho mRduz ca prastara dhAtur bhUmi bhAgo vA piGgalo haritaH pATalo lohito vA tAmra dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/13

काक मोचकः कपोत रोचना वर्णः श्वेत राजि नद्धो वा विस्रः सीस धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which have the colour of kákamechaka (Solanum Indica), pigeon, or cow‟s bile, and which are marked with white lines and smell like raw meat are the ores of lead.

english translation

kAka mocakaH kapota rocanA varNaH zveta rAji naddho vA visraH sIsa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/14

ऊषर कर्बुरः पक्व लोष्ठ वर्णो वा त्रपु धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are as variegated in colour as saline soil or which have the colour of a burnt lump of earth are the ores of tin.

english translation

USara karburaH pakva loSTha varNo vA trapu dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/15

खरुम्बः पाण्डु रोहितः सिन्दु वार पुष्प वर्णो वा तीक्ष्ण धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are of orange colour (kurumba), or pale-red (pándurohita), or of the colour of the flower of sinduvára (Vitex Trifolia) are the ores of tíkshna.

english translation

kharumbaH pANDu rohitaH sindu vAra puSpa varNo vA tIkSNa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/11

गो दन्त शृङ्ग प्रतीवापो मृदु स्तम्भनः ॥

sanskrit

Permanent softness (mridustambhana) is also attained when the metal is treated with the powder of cow's teeth and horn.

english translation

go danta zRGga pratIvApo mRdu stambhanaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/12

भारिकः स्निग्धो मृदुश् च प्रस्तर धातुर् भूमि भागो वा पिङ्गलो हरितः पाटलो लोहितो वा ताम्र धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are obtained from plains or slopes of mountains; and which are heavy, greasy, soft, tawny, green, dark, bluish-yellow (harita), pale-red, or red are ores of copper.

english translation

bhArikaH snigdho mRduz ca prastara dhAtur bhUmi bhAgo vA piGgalo haritaH pATalo lohito vA tAmra dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/13

काक मोचकः कपोत रोचना वर्णः श्वेत राजि नद्धो वा विस्रः सीस धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which have the colour of kákamechaka (Solanum Indica), pigeon, or cow‟s bile, and which are marked with white lines and smell like raw meat are the ores of lead.

english translation

kAka mocakaH kapota rocanA varNaH zveta rAji naddho vA visraH sIsa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/14

ऊषर कर्बुरः पक्व लोष्ठ वर्णो वा त्रपु धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are as variegated in colour as saline soil or which have the colour of a burnt lump of earth are the ores of tin.

english translation

USara karburaH pakva loSTha varNo vA trapu dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/12/15

खरुम्बः पाण्डु रोहितः सिन्दु वार पुष्प वर्णो वा तीक्ष्ण धातुः ॥

sanskrit

Those ores which are of orange colour (kurumba), or pale-red (pándurohita), or of the colour of the flower of sinduvára (Vitex Trifolia) are the ores of tíkshna.

english translation

kharumbaH pANDu rohitaH sindu vAra puSpa varNo vA tIkSNa dhAtuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript