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Brihat Samhita

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रत्नेन शुभेन शुभं भवति नृपाणां अनिष्टं अशुभेन । यस्मादतः परीक्ष्यं दैवं रत्नाश्रितं तज्ज्ञैः ॥ ८०-०१ ॥

A good gem (ratna) brings prosperity to the king and a bad one brings misery. It is therefore necessary to examine the properties of gems with the help of persons learned in the science; for a person’s fortune depends upon the gems he possesses.

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द्विपहयवनिताआदीनां स्वगुणविशेषेण रत्नशब्दो अस्ति । इह तुउपलरत्नानां अधिकारो वज्रपूर्वाणाम् ॥ ८०-०२ ॥

Elephants, horses and women possessed of excellent virtues are also known as gems; but diamonds and the like gems (ratna) to be treated of in this chapter are stones and the like possessed of many excellent qualities.

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रत्नानि बलाद्दैत्याद्दधीचितो अन्ये वदन्ति जातानि । के चिद्भुवः स्वभावाद्वैचित्र्यं प्राहुरुपलानाम् ॥ ८०-०३ ॥

According to some, gems are the bones of Balāsura and according to others, they are the bones of the sage Dadhīci. In the opinion of some, gems are various sorts of stones which naturally exist in the earth.

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वज्रैन्द्रनीलमरकतकर्केतरपद्मरागरुधिरऽख्याः । वैदूर्य पुलकविमलकराजमणिस्फतिकशशिकान्ताः ॥ ८०-०४ ॥

Twenty-two different sorts of gems (ratna) are mentioned. These are—Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Agate, Ruby, Blood-stone, Beryl, Amethyst, Vimalaka, Quartz, Crystal, Moon-stone, Saugandhika, Opal, Conch-shell, Azure-stone, Topaz, Brahmamaṇi, Jyotīrasa, Sasyaka, Pearl and Coral.

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सौगन्धिकगोमेदकशङ्खमहानीलपुष्परागऽख्याः । ब्रह्ममणिज्योतीरससस्यकमुक्ताप्रवालानि ॥ ८०-०५ ॥

They are called fragrant onyx, conch, great blue flower and pearl. They were covered with brahma-mani, jyoti, juice, crops, pearls and leaves.

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Chapter 80

Verses 6-10