Arthashastra

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सुवर्ण अध्यक्षः सुवर्ण रजत कर्म अन्तानाम् असम्बन्ध आवेशन चतुः शालाम् एक द्वाराम् अक्ष शालां कारयेत् ॥

IN order to manufacture gold and silver jewellry, each being kept apart, the superintendent of gold shall have a goldsmiths office (akshasála) consisting of four rooms and one door.

english translation

suvarNa adhyakSaH suvarNa rajata karma antAnAm asambandha Avezana catuH zAlAm eka dvArAm akSa zAlAM kArayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विशिखा मध्ये सौवर्णिकं शिल्पवन्तम् अभिजातं प्रात्ययिकं च स्थापयेत् ॥

In the centre of the high road a trained, skilful goldsmith of high birth and of reliable character shall be appointed to hold his shop.

english translation

vizikhA madhye sauvarNikaM zilpavantam abhijAtaM prAtyayikaM ca sthApayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जाम्बूनदं शातकुम्भं हाटकं वैणवं शृङ्ग शुक्तिजं जात रूपं रस विद्धम् आकर उद्गतं च सुवर्णम् ॥

Jámbúnada, that which is the product of the river, Jambu; Sátakumbha, that which is extracted from the mountain of Satakumba; Hátaka, that which is extracted from the mines known as Hátaka; Vainava, that which is the product of the mountain, Vénu; and Sringasúktija, that which is extracted from sringasúkti (?) are the varieties of gold.

english translation

jAmbUnadaM zAtakumbhaM hATakaM vaiNavaM zRGga zuktijaM jAta rUpaM rasa viddham Akara udgataM ca suvarNam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

किञ्जल्क वर्णं मृदु स्निग्धम् अनादि भ्राजिष्णु च श्रेष्ठम्, रक्त पीतकं मध्यमम्, रक्तम् अवरम् ॥

That which is of the colour of the petals of a lotus, ductile, glossy, incapable of making any continuous sound (anádi), and glittering is the best; that which is reddish yellow (raktapíta) is of middle quality.

english translation

kiJjalka varNaM mRdu snigdham anAdi bhrAjiSNu ca zreSTham, rakta pItakaM madhyamam, raktam avaram ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

श्रेष्ठानां पाण्डु श्वेतं च अप्राप्तकम् ॥

and that which is red is of low quality.

english translation

zreSThAnAM pANDu zvetaM ca aprAptakam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript