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Brihat Samhita

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वेणातटे विशुद्धं शिरीषकुसुम प्रभं च कौशलकम् । सौराष्ट्रकं आताम्रं कृष्णं सौर्पारकं वज्रम् ॥ ८०-०६ ॥

Diamonds found on the banks of the river Veṇa are white; those found in the province of Audh are somewhat yellow; diamonds found in Saurāṣṭra are somewhat of the colour of copper and those of Saurpāra are black.

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ईषत्ताम्रं हिमवति मतङ्गजं वल्लपुष्पसङ्काशम् । आपीतं च कलिङ्गे श्यामं पौण्ड्रेषु सम्भूतम् ॥ ८०-०७ ॥

The Himālayan diamonds are somewhat of the colour of copper and those found in the Mataṇga mountains are somewhat yellow. Diamonds of Kaliṅga are yellowish and Pauṇḍra diamonds are black.

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ऐन्द्रं षडश्रि शुक्लं याम्यं सर्पऽस्यरूपं असितं च । कदलीकाण्डनिकाशं वैष्णवं इति सर्वसंस्थानम् ॥ ८०-०८ ॥

A diamond which is white and has six sides is sacred to Indra; one that is black and of the shape of the mouth of the serpent is sacred to Yama; one that is green and of various shapes is sacred to Viṣṇu.

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वारुणं अबलागुह्यौपमं भवेत्कर्णिकारपुष्पनिभम् । शृङ्गाटकसंस्थानं व्याघ्राक्षिनिभं च हौतभुजम् ॥ ८०-०९ ॥

A diamond which is of the shape of a female’s genital organ and of the colour of the flower of Karṇikāra (Pterospermum acerifolium) is sacred to Varuṇa; one that is of the shape of the fruit of Śṛṅgāṭaka (Trapa bispinosa) and of the colour of the eyes of the tiger is sacred to Agni.

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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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Chapter 80

Verses 11-15