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.

english translation

vAyavyaM ca yavaupamaM azokakusumaprabhaM samuddiSTam । srotaH khaniH prakIrNakaM ityAkarasambhavastrividhaH ॥ 80-10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript