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Brihat Samhita

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वायव्यं च यवौपमं अशोककुसुमप्रभं समुद्दिष्टम् । स्रोतः खनिः प्रकीर्णकं इत्याकरसम्भवस्त्रिविधः ॥ ८०-१० ॥

A diamond which is of the shape of a grain of barley and of the colour of the flower of the Aśoka is sacred to Vāyu. Diamonds are generally found in rivers, lakes, deep or marshy places.

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