Brihat Samhita

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द्विपभुजगशुक्तिशङ्खाभ्रवेणुतिमिसूकरप्रसूतानि । मुक्ताफलानि तेषां बहुसाधु च शुक्तिजं भवति ॥ ८१-०१ ॥

Pearls (muktā) are produced in elephants, serpents, oyster-shells, fish, clouds, bamboos, whales and boars. Of these, pearls of the oyster-fish are produced in abundance and are beautiful.

english translation

dvipabhujagazuktizaGkhAbhraveNutimisUkaraprasUtAni । muktAphalAni teSAM bahusAdhu ca zuktijaM bhavati ॥ 81-01 ॥

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सिंहलकपारलौकिकसौराष्ट्रिकताम्रपर्णिपारशवाः । कौबेरपाण्ड्यवाटकहैमा इत्याकरास्त्व् अष्टौ ॥ ८१-०२ ॥

Ceylon, the island of Pāralaukika, Saurāṣṭra, the Tāmraparṇi river, Pāraśava (Persia), the island of Kubera, the country of Pāṇḍyavāṭa and the Himālayas, are places in which pearls are largely found.

english translation

siMhalakapAralaukikasaurASTrikatAmraparNipArazavAH । kauberapANDyavATakahaimA ityAkarAstv aSTau ॥ 81-02 ॥

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बहुसंस्थानाः स्निग्धाः हंसाभाः सिंहलाकराः स्थूलाः । ईषत्ताम्राः श्वेतास्तमोवियुक्ताश्च ताम्राख्याः ॥ ८१-०३ ॥

The pearls of Ceylon are of various shapes, glossy, of the colour of the swan and large. The pearls found in the mouths of the Tāmraparṇi are white or slightly copper-coloured and pure.

english translation

bahusaMsthAnAH snigdhAH haMsAbhAH siMhalAkarAH sthUlAH । ISattAmrAH zvetAstamoviyuktAzca tAmrAkhyAH ॥ 81-03 ॥

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कृष्णाः श्वेताः पीताः सशर्कराः पारलौकिका विषमाः । न स्थूला नात्यल्पा नवनीतनिभाश्च सौराष्ट्राः ॥ ८१-०४ ॥

The pearls of the island of Pāralaukika are black, white or yellow, mixed with minerals and rough; the pearls of Saurāṣṭra are neither very large nor very small and of the colour of butter.

english translation

kRSNAH zvetAH pItAH sazarkarAH pAralaukikA viSamAH । na sthUlA nAtyalpA navanItanibhAzca saurASTrAH ॥ 81-04 ॥

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ज्योतिष्मत्यः शुभ्रा गुरवो अतिमहागुणाश्च पारशवाः । लघु जर्जरं दधिनिभं बृहद्द्विसंस्थानम् अपि हैमम् ॥ ८१-०५ ॥

Persian hinduism are bright, white, heavy and of excellent qualities. The Himālayan pearls are light, brittle, of the colour of curdled milk, large and of various shapes.

english translation

jyotiSmatyaH zubhrA guravo atimahAguNAzca pArazavAH । laghu jarjaraM dadhinibhaM bRhaddvisaMsthAnam api haimam ॥ 81-05 ॥

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Chapter 80

Verses 16-20

Chapter 81

Verses 6-10