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मणयो रूप्यं सुवर्णं वा घन सुषिराणां पिङ्कः ॥
Spurious stones and counterfeit gold and silver may be substituted for real ones in compact and hollow pieces (ghanasushira).
english translation
तस्य तापनम् अवध्वंसनं वा शुद्धिः । इति पिङ्कः ॥
They are detected by hammering the pieces when red hot---so much for confounding (pinka).
english translation
तस्माद् वज्र मणि मुक्ता प्रवाल रूपाणां जाति रूप वर्ण प्रमाण पुद्गल लक्षणान्य् उपलभेत ॥
Hence (the state goldsmith) shall have a thorough knowledge of the species, characteristics, colour, weight, and formation (pudgala-lakshana) of diamonds, precious stones (mani), pearls, corals and coins (rúpa).
english translation
कृत भाण्ड परीक्षायां पुराण भाण्ड प्रतिसंस्कारे वा चत्वारो हरण उपायाः परिकुट्टनम् अवच्छेदनम् उल्लेखनं परिमर्दनं वा ॥
There are four ways of deception perpetrated when examining new pieces or repairing old ones: they are hammering, cutting, scratching and rubbing.
english translation
पेटक अपदेशेन पृषतं गुणं पिटकां वा यत् परिशातयन्ति तत् परिकुट्टनम् ॥
When, under the excuse of detecting the deception known as folding (petaka) in hollow pieces or in threads or in cups (made of gold or silver), the articles in question are hammered, that act is termed hammering.
english translation